Word
هیچکس بدلکار و سیاهیلشکر را در بخش تدارکات ندید.
Meaning
Nobody saw the stunt double and the extras in the logistics section.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of هیچکس بدلکار و سیاهیلشکر را در بخش تدارکات ندید.
و
and
درdar
in
دیدنdidan
to see / to watch
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about هیچکس بدلکار و سیاهیلشکر را در بخش تدارکات ندید.
Why is the verb negative (nadid) if the English translation says 'Nobody saw'?
In Farsi, negative pronouns like hich-kas (nobody) must always be paired with a negative verb. So, hich-kas... nadid literally translates to 'nobody didn't see', which is the grammatically correct way to say 'nobody saw' in Farsi.
There are two direct objects (badalkâr and siyâhi-lashkar). Why is the object marker râ only used once?
When you have a list of specific direct objects connected by va (and), you only need to use râ once at the very end of the group. The single râ after siyâhi-lashkar applies to both the stunt double and the extras.
What is the literal meaning of the word for movie extras, siyâhi-lashkar?
It literally means 'blackness of the army' or 'army silhouette' (siyâhi means blackness, and lashkar means army). It originally referred to background figures used to make an army look larger on stage or screen, and became the standard Farsi term for extras.
Why isn't siyâhi-lashkar plural in Farsi, even though the English translation says 'extras'?
In Farsi, this compound word acts as a collective noun. It refers to the background actors as a single group or concept, so it doesn't need a plural suffix like -hâ to mean multiple extras.