Breakdown of ما اخبار اماکن تاریخی را شنیدیم.
ما
we
شنیدنshenidan
to hear
راrâ
definite direct object marker
تاریخیtârikhi
historical
اخبارakhbâr
news (plural)
اماکنamâken
places
Questions & Answers about ما اخبار اماکن تاریخی را شنیدیم.
I recognize the word akhbâr (news). Is this one of the Arabic broken plurals we are learning?
Yes! akhbâr is the broken plural of khabar (news item or report). This follows a common Arabic plural pattern where an 'a' is added to the beginning and an 'â' is inserted in the middle, just like shakhs becomes ashkhâs. In Persian, akhbâr is used as a standard plural noun to mean 'the news' in general.
What is the singular form of amâken (places), and what plural pattern is it using?
The singular form is makân (place). amâken follows another common Arabic broken plural pattern that inserts an 'â' after the second letter and an 'e' before the last letter. You will see this exact same pattern in words like marâkez (centers, from markaz) or majâles (gatherings, from majles).
How are the words akhbâr, amâken, and târikhi connected when speaking?
They are linked by the Ezafe connector, which is pronounced as a short 'e' sound. You say akhbâr-e amâken-e târikhi. Even though akhbâr and amâken are irregular broken plurals, they take the Ezafe exactly like regular Persian nouns to connect the items: 'the news OF the places OF history'.
Why is the object marker ra placed all the way after târikhi instead of right after akhbâr?
The word ra marks the entire definite direct object of the verb. Because akhbâr-e amâken-e târikhi forms one single, connected noun phrase (the news of the historical places), ra must sit at the very end of that entire chain, right before the verb shenidim (we heard).
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