Breakdown of ما باید هزینهی دفتر را تقسیم کنیم.
ما
we
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بایدbâyad
must
هزینهhazine
cost / expense
Questions & Answers about ما باید هزینهی دفتر را تقسیم کنیم.
Why is the verb taqsim konim and not taqsim mikonim?
Because it follows bāyad (must). In Farsi, modals like bāyad require the main verb to be in the present subjunctive form. For the compound verb taqsim kardan (to divide), the subjunctive is formed by changing the auxiliary verb kardan into its subjunctive form for 'we': konim.
Why does the object marker rā come after daftar instead of hazine?
The word rā marks the entire definite direct object. Here, the object isn't just the expense, but the full noun phrase hazine-ye daftar (the office expense). You always place rā at the very end of the complete noun phrase.
Why is there a ye attached to the end of hazine?
This is the Ezafe, which links the noun hazine (expense) to daftar (office) to mean 'the expense of the office'. Because hazine ends in a silent 'e' (written with the letter heh), the Ezafe is pronounced as 'ye' and is written with a ی to bridge the vowels.
Could we put rā between taqsim and konim?
No, because taqsim kardan acts as a single compound verb here meaning 'to divide'. The object receiving the action is the expense, not the word taqsim (division). So, the object marker attaches to the noun phrase, leaving the compound verb together at the end of the sentence.