Word
او داشت دکور را میآورد و من دیدمش.
Meaning
He was bringing the set, and I saw him.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about او داشت دکور را میآورد و من دیدمش.
Why are there two verbs, داشت and میآورد, for 'was bringing'?
This is the standard Past Progressive structure. داشت is the auxiliary verb (from داشتن, conjugated for 'he/she'), and میآورد is the past continuous form of آوردن (to bring). Together they emphasize an action that was ongoing in the past.
Why does دکور را come between the two verbs داشت and میآورد?
In Farsi's progressive tenses, the auxiliary verb (داشت) usually comes right after the subject, but the main verb (میآورد) still waits until the end of the clause. Objects or adverbs go in the middle between them.
How exactly does دیدمش translate to 'I saw him'?
It is a combination of دیدم (I saw) and the attached pronoun suffix ش (him/her/it). Attaching the object pronoun directly to the end of the verb is extremely common in spoken and written Farsi, replacing the need to say the full phrase او را دیدم.
Why do we need را after دکور but not for the 'him' part of the sentence?
را is needed after دکور to show it is a specific direct object ('the set'). However, because 'him' is expressed as an attached pronoun suffix (ش in دیدمش), it already inherently acts as the object. You only use را if you use the detached pronoun او.