Breakdown of او پرسید که ریموت تلویزیون کجا است.
است
is
او
he/she
تلویزیونtelevizyon
television
کجاkojâ
where
Questions & Answers about او پرسید که ریموت تلویزیون کجا است.
Why is there a ke (that) right after porsid (asked)?
In Farsi, ke is used heavily to introduce reported speech or indirect questions, acting as a bridge between the main verb (porsid) and the reported clause. English never uses 'that' right before a question word (we don't say 'He asked that where...'), but in Farsi, پرسید که is the standard and most natural way to set up an indirect question.
Why doesn't the second half of the sentence start with kojâ (where) like it does in English?
In English indirect questions, the question word jumps to the front of its clause ('...where the TV remote is'). In Farsi, question words like کجا (kojâ) do not move to the front. They stay in their standard slot, which is usually right before the verb. So the phrasing is literally 'that the TV remote where is'.
If the English translation was 'He asked where the TV remote WAS', would the Farsi verb change?
No, it would still use است (is). Unlike English, which usually shifts the tense backward in reported speech (changing 'is' to 'was'), Farsi keeps the exact tense the speaker originally used. Since the original quote was 'Where IS the remote?', Farsi keeps it in the present tense even though the main verb پرسید (porsid, asked) is in the past.
How does Farsi handle the grammar for the English loanwords 'remote' and 'television'?
Foreign loanwords become completely integrated into normal Farsi grammar. Just like native words, they use the Ezafe vowel suffix to show possession or description. Here, an invisible '-e' connects the two nouns to mean 'remote of the TV': .