Breakdown of ما این ساعت زیبا را از یک دستفروشی خریدیم.
ما
we
این
this
ساعتsâ'at
watch
زیباzibâ
beautiful
یکyek
one / a, an
ازaz
from
خریدنkharidan
to buy
راrâ
definite direct object marker
دستفروشdast-forush
street vendor
Questions & Answers about ما این ساعت زیبا را از یک دستفروشی خریدیم.
Why does this sentence use both yek and the -i ending on دستفروشی?
This combination (yek + noun + -i) expresses "indefinite specificity." It tells us the speaker bought the clock from a specific vendor they have in mind ("a certain street vendor"), even though the listener doesn't know who the vendor is.
Doesn't the word دستفروشی usually mean the profession of street vending?
Yes, the -i suffix often creates abstract nouns for professions. However, because it is paired with yek here, we know this -i is actually the indefinite marker attached to the person (دستفروش, meaning street vendor). So it means "a certain street vendor," not the act of vending.
Why is the object marker را placed after زیبا instead of right after ساعت?
The word را (ra) marks the entire definite direct object. Since the object is the full noun phrase "this beautiful clock" (این ساعت زیبا), the marker must go at the very end of the phrase, after the adjective.
What is the literal translation of the word دستفروش?
It literally means "hand seller" (دست means hand, and فروش is the root for selling). It is the standard Farsi term for a peddler or street vendor who sells goods from a cart, a blanket, or by hand.
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