Breakdown of کدام پروژهی ناموفق را بستند؟
پروژهporozhe
project
کدامkodâm
which
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بستنbastan
to close / to fasten/tie
ناموفقnâmovaffaq
unsuccessful
Questions & Answers about کدام پروژهی ناموفق را بستند؟
How does the prefix nâ- work in nâmovafeq?
The prefix nâ- turns an adjective into its negative opposite, just like "un-" or "in-" does in English. Here, it attaches to the word movafeq (successful) to create nâmovafeq (unsuccessful).
Why does râ come after the adjective instead of right after the noun prože?
The definite direct object marker râ must follow the entire noun phrase. Since the noun phrase here is "which unsuccessful project" (kodâm prože-ye nâmovafeq), the râ is placed at the very end of that descriptive group, not immediately after the noun.
Why is there a -ye sound at the end of prože?
That is the Ezafe. Because prože (project) ends in a spoken vowel (the short 'e' sound written as a silent 'heh' in Farsi), we must add a 'y' sound (-ye) to smoothly link the noun to its describing adjective nâmovafeq.
If there is no word for "they" in the Farsi sentence, how do we know who closed the project?
The verb bastand (closed) has the third-person plural ending -and. Because this ending clearly indicates "they", Farsi speakers usually drop the standalone subject pronoun (ânhâ). This form is also commonly used as an impersonal "they", which feels similar to the English passive voice ("Which project was closed?").
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