Breakdown of آنها مسیر طولانی را طی کرده، به سفارت رسیدند.
آنها
they
بهbe
to
راrâ
definite direct object marker
رسیدنrasidan
to arrive
مسیرmasir
route
طولانیtulâni
long
سفارتsefârat
embassy
طی کردنtey kardan
to traverse / to complete (a process or distance)
Questions & Answers about آنها مسیر طولانی را طی کرده، به سفارت رسیدند.
Why do we use طی کرده here instead of conjugating it normally as طی کردند?
This sentence demonstrates clause chaining. When two actions happen in sequence, you can turn the first verb into its past participle form (طی کرده) instead of conjugating it and adding "and" (و). It literally means "having traversed, they arrived."
Does the first verb طی کرده need to match the subject آنها?
No, and that is the great shortcut of this grammar pattern! The past participle form always stays exactly the same regardless of who is doing the action. You only conjugate the final verb in the sentence (رسیدند) to show who did the actions.
How is the past participle formed for a compound verb like طی کردن?
You only change the "light verb" (the helper verb at the end) into its past participle form. The first word, طی, stays exactly the same, and کردن simply becomes کرده.
Why is the object marker را placed after طولانی rather than right after the noun مسیر?
The marker را always goes at the very end of the complete noun phrase it belongs to. Since the direct object here is the noun plus its adjective (مسیر طولانی), را must sit after the adjective.
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