Breakdown of سگ خودش گربه را میپراند!
سگsag
dog
گربهgorbe
cat
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خودkhod
self
پراندنparândan
to make jump / to make fly
Questions & Answers about سگ خودش گربه را میپراند!
How is the verb میپراند formed from the regular verb for 'to jump'?
The standard verb for 'to jump' or 'to fly' is پریدن (paridan). Its present stem is پر (par). To make it causative (to make something jump), we add the suffix -اندن (-ândan) to the present stem, creating پراندن (parândan). For the present tense 'it makes jump', we take this new causative stem پران (parân), then add the continuous prefix می (mi-) and the third-person singular ending -د (-ad).
Is پراندن only used for literally making something jump?
While it literally means 'to make jump' or 'to make fly', native speakers frequently use پراندن to mean 'to scare away' or 'to shoo away'. In this sentence, the dog isn't just organizing a jumping activity; it is startling the cat and making it run or jump away.
Why does the word for 'itself' have a suffix attached to it (خودش)?
The base word خود (khod) means 'self'. To specify whose self, we attach a possessive pronoun ending. Since 'the dog' is third-person singular, we add -ش (-ash) to make خودش (khodash). Placed right after the subject, it acts as an emphatic pronoun to mean 'the dog itself'.
Why does the object marker را come after the cat instead of the dog?
The word را (râ) always marks the definite direct object. Because the causative verb means 'to make something jump', the subject is the one doing the causing (the dog), and the direct object is the one being forced to jump (the cat). Therefore, را must immediately follow the cat.
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