Breakdown of زمانی که او را دیدم، نهایتاً پیشنهاد من را پذیرفت.
من
I
او
he/she
دیدنdidan
to see / to watch
راrâ
definite direct object marker
پیشنهادpishnahâd
offer / suggestion
پذیرفتنpaziroftan
to accept
زمانی کهzamâni ke
when (conjunction)
نهایتاًnahâyatan
ultimately
زمانیzamâni
at one time, sometime (zamâni ke = when)
Questions & Answers about زمانی که او را دیدم، نهایتاً پیشنهاد من را پذیرفت.
How is the adverb نهایتاً formed, and what does the ـاً at the end do?
The suffix ـاً (pronounced '-an') is a grammatical ending borrowed from Arabic. In Farsi, it is attached to the end of nouns or adjectives to turn them into adverbs of manner. Here, it is added to the noun نهایت (end or limit) to create نهایتاً, meaning 'ultimately' or 'finally'.
Why does this sentence use زمانی که for 'when' instead of وقتی که?
زمان means 'time', so زمانی که literally means 'the time that'. It functions exactly like وقتی که (which uses the Arabic-derived word for time, وقت). زمانی که is just a slightly more formal or native-Persian alternative, but they are completely interchangeable in this context.
There are two راs in this sentence. Why is it used twice?
Because the sentence has two separate clauses, and each has its own definite direct object! In the first clause, او را (him/her) is the specific object of دیدم (I saw). In the second clause, پیشنهاد من را (my proposal) is the specific object of پذیرفت (accepted).
What is the infinitive and present stem for the verb پذیرفت?
It comes from the infinitive پذیرفتن (to accept). Its present stem, which is useful to memorize since it looks a bit different from the past stem, is پذیر. For example, 'I accept' in the present tense is میپذیرم.
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