Word
من اکثر قاعدهها را فراموش کرده بودم.
Meaning
I had forgotten most of the rules.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of من اکثر قاعدهها را فراموش کرده بودم.
من
I
راrâ
definite direct object marker
فراموش کردنfarâmush kardan
to forget
اکثرaksar
most (majority)
Questions & Answers about من اکثر قاعدهها را فراموش کرده بودم.
Why does aksar-e use the ezafe connecting vowel instead of az?
While phrases like ba'zi az (some of) and besyâri az (many of) use the preposition az, aksar links directly to the next noun using the ezafe. You just add the ezafe vowel -e to it to make aksar-e ghâ'edehâ (most of the rules).
Can I use bishtar-e instead of aksar-e in this sentence?
Yes, bishtar-e and aksar-e mean the same thing and both use the ezafe construction. aksar is an Arabic loanword, while bishtar is native Persian. You will hear both used frequently and interchangeably.
Why is the direct object marker râ placed after ghâ'edehâ rather than earlier?
The word râ must follow the entire noun phrase that acts as the specific direct object. Because the complete object is aksar-e ghâ'edehâ (most of the rules), the marker râ attaches to the very end of that whole phrase.
How is the verb farâmush kardeh budam built?
This is the past perfect tense, meaning had forgotten. It is built using the past participle of the compound verb (farâmush kardeh) followed by the simple past tense of the helper verb budan conjugated for I (budam).