Breakdown of در شهربازی، ماشینهای برقی با یکدیگر برخورد نکردند.
درdar
in
باbâ
with
یکدیگرyekdigar
each other
شهربازیshahrbâzi
amusement park
ماشین برقیmâshin-e barghi
bumper car
برخورد کردنbarkhord kardan
to collide
Questions & Answers about در شهربازی، ماشینهای برقی با یکدیگر برخورد نکردند.
Why do we use the preposition با before یکدیگر in this sentence?
The compound verb برخورد کردن (to collide / to bump into) requires the preposition با (with) to introduce the thing being hit. So, to say they didn't collide with each other, we must say با یکدیگر برخورد نکردند.
Can I use همدیگر instead of یکدیگر here?
Yes, absolutely! Both همدیگر and یکدیگر mean "each other" and are interchangeable. یکدیگر sounds slightly more formal and is common in writing, while همدیگر is overwhelmingly preferred in everyday spoken Farsi.
ماشینهای برقی literally means "electric cars." How do we know it means "bumper cars" here?
The context gives it away! Because they are in a شهربازی (amusement park - literally "city of play"), Farsi speakers understand that ماشینهای برقی refers to the electric bumper cars ride, not regular electric vehicles on the street.
In everyday speech, could با یکدیگر be shortened?
Yes! In spoken Farsi, people usually swap یکدیگر for همدیگر. They also frequently shorten با همدیگر (with each other) to just با هم (together / with each other). So you might hear people say با هم برخورد نکردند.
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