Learn Farsi: زمانی که او را دیدم، نهایتاً پیشنهاد من را پذیرفت. - When I saw him, he ultimately accepted my proposal.

زمانی که او را دیدم، نهایتاً پیشنهاد من را پذیرفت.zamâni ke u râ didam, nahâyatan pishnahâd man râ pazirôft.

When I saw him, he ultimately accepted my proposal.

Breakdown of زمانی که او را دیدم، نهایتاً پیشنهاد من را پذیرفت.

definite direct object marker

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 .