Breakdown of بنیانگذاران یک سوم سهام استارتاپ را تقسیم کردند.
یکyek
one / a, an
راrâ
definite direct object marker
سومsevom
third
سهامsahâm
stocks / shares
Questions & Answers about بنیانگذاران یک سوم سهام استارتاپ را تقسیم کردند.
How does the fraction yek sevvom connect to "shares" in this sentence?
To say "one third of something", you simply use the ezafe vowel (pronounced "-e"). So, yek sevvom-e sahām means "one third of the shares". You do not need a separate preposition for "of".
Why is "third" spelled and pronounced as sevvom instead of just adding -om to se (three)?
While most ordinal numbers just take -om (like panj to panjom), numbers ending in a vowel get a "v" sound inserted to make the pronunciation smoother. So se becomes sevvom, just like do (two) becomes dovvom.
Why does the object marker rā come all the way after estārtāp?
The marker rā must follow the entire noun phrase that makes up the definite direct object. Here, the complete object is the whole chain linked by ezafe: "one third of the shares of the startup" (yek sevvom-e sahām-e estārtāp). Therefore, rā is placed at the very end of this chain.
How is the word bonyān-gozārān (founders) constructed?
It is a compound word made of three parts: bonyān (foundation), gozār (the present root of the verb gozāshtan meaning "to put" or "to place"), and -ān, the plural suffix used for people. Literally, it translates to "the foundation placers".