Breakdown of تشکیلات اقدامات جدید را شروع کرد.
جدیدjadid
new
شروع کردنshoru' kardan
to start
راrâ
definite direct object marker
تشکیلاتtashkilât
organization / apparatus (structure, setup)
Questions & Answers about تشکیلات اقدامات جدید را شروع کرد.
Both تشکیلات (tashkilât) and اقدامات (eghdâmât) end in -ât. Are they both plural?
They both use the Arabic plural suffix -ât, but they function differently in everyday Farsi! اقدامات (eghdâmât) is the true plural of اقدام (eghdâm - action or measure). However, تشکیلات (tashkilât) is heavily used as a singular collective noun meaning "an organization" or "an establishment."
If تشکیلات (tashkilât) has a plural suffix, shouldn't the verb be the plural شروع کردند (shoru' kardand)?
Because تشکیلات (tashkilât) is acting as a singular collective noun here ("the organization"), it takes the singular verb شروع کرد (shoru' kard). Also, remember that in Farsi, even when inanimate nouns are genuinely plural, they usually take a singular verb anyway.
Why doesn't the adjective جدید (jadid) get a plural ending to match اقدامات (eghdâmât)?
In Farsi, adjectives modifying plural inanimate nouns almost always stay in their singular form. You just link the noun and adjective with the unseen ezafe vowel: اقداماتِ جدید (eghdâmât-e jadid).
Why is the object marker را (râ) placed after جدید (jadid) instead of directly after the noun اقدامات (eghdâmât)?
The word را (râ) always attaches to the very end of the entire noun phrase it marks. Since the direct object here is the full phrase "the new measures" (اقداماتِ جدید), must follow the adjective.