Breakdown of من باتری ریموت را خریده بودم.
من
I
بودنbudan
to be
خریدنkharidan
to buy
راrâ
definite direct object marker
باتریbâteri
battery
ریموتrimot
remote
Questions & Answers about من باتری ریموت را خریده بودم.
Why is خریده بودم used here instead of just خریدم?
خریده بودم is the Past Perfect tense (I had bought), formed by the past participle خریده plus the past tense of the verb 'to be' (بودم). It emphasizes that you bought the battery before another event in the past occurred, whereas خریدم (I bought) is simply the Simple Past.
How is the connection between باتری (battery) and ریموت (remote) pronounced?
Because باتری ends in a vowel sound (i), it takes the modified ezafe (pronounced '-ye') to link it to the next word. So it is pronounced 'bâtari-ye rimot'. English loan words in Farsi follow the exact same ezafe rules as native words.
Why does the definite object marker را come after ریموت instead of directly after باتری?
The word را must follow the entire noun phrase that acts as the definite direct object. Here, the complete object is 'the remote's battery' (باتری ریموت), so را attaches to the very end of that connected phrase.
Using this lesson's grammar, how would you say 'The remote's battery was purchasable'?
You would use the passive capability construction قابل (qâbel-e) followed by either the noun خرید (kharid) or the long infinitive خریدن (kharidan). The sentence would be: باتری ریموت قابل خرید بود (bâtari-ye rimot qâbel-e kharid bud).
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