Breakdown of جلد دوم رتبهی اول را گرفت.
گرفتنgereftan
to take / to get
راrâ
definite direct object marker
اولavval
first
دومdovom
second
جلدjeld
volume
رتبهrotbe
rank
Questions & Answers about جلد دوم رتبهی اول را گرفت.
Why does dovvom come after the noun jeld instead of before it?
Regular ordinal numbers ending in -om (like dovvom, second) are placed after the noun they modify, connected by an Ezafe (jeld-e dovvom). If you wanted to put it before the noun for emphasis, you would use the -omin form without an Ezafe: dovvomin jeld.
Does the word avval follow the same ordinal rule even though it doesn't end in -om?
Yes! avval is an irregular ordinal word meaning first, but it acts just like the -om numbers. It comes after the noun with an Ezafe (rotbe-ye avval). If you want to place it before the noun, it becomes avvalin (avvalin rotbe).
Why is there a ی between rotbe and avval?
The noun rotbe (rank or place) ends in a silent heh (ه). When a word ends in this silent letter, the Ezafe connector takes the form of a ye sound, which is written with a ی. It is pronounced rotbe-ye avval.
Why do we need the word râ (را) after rotbe-ye avval?
The word râ marks the specific direct object of a sentence. Since the first place (rotbe-ye avval) is a specific, identified rank that the volume took, it requires the râ marker.
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