Word
جلد دوم رتبهی اول را گرفت.
Meaning
The second volume got first place.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of جلد دوم رتبهی اول را گرفت.
گرفتنgereftan
to take / to get
راrâ
definite direct object marker
اولavval
first
دومdovom
second
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.