Word
او میداند که چطور خرس را برقصاند.
Meaning
He knows how to make the bear dance.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of او میداند که چطور خرس را برقصاند.
او
he/she
چطورchetor
how
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
Questions & Answers about او میداند که چطور خرس را برقصاند.
How does the verb beraghsânad show the causative form taught in this lesson?
The base verb is raghsidan, which has the present stem raghs. To make it causative, we add the suffix -ân to the stem, giving us the new causative present stem raghsân. Add the subjunctive prefix be- and the third-person singular ending -ad, and you get beraghsânad.
Why is beraghsânad in the subjunctive mood here?
In Farsi, when you express knowing how to do a separate action, the second verb is put into the subjunctive mood. After mi-dânad ke che-towr, the action verb must take the subjunctive be- prefix.
Why is the object marker râ used after khers?
The original verb raghsidan is intransitive, meaning it does not take a direct object. However, the causative form raghsândan becomes a transitive verb. Because khers is a specific noun receiving this new transitive action, it requires the specific direct object marker râ.
If the lesson mentions both -ândan and -ânidan, could the verb look different here?