Breakdown of اگر این خودروساز موفق بود، مهندسان زیادی را استخدام میکرد.
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
زیادziyâd
a lot
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about اگر این خودروساز موفق بود، مهندسان زیادی را استخدام میکرد.
How is the word خودروساز (khodrosâz) formed in this sentence?
It is a compound noun made of خودرو (car/automobile) and ساز, which is the present stem of ساختن (to build/make). Adding -ساز to a noun is a very common way in Farsi to create a new noun meaning the "maker" or "manufacturer" of that thing.
Why does the sentence use past tense verbs (بود and میکرد) to talk about a hypothetical present or future?
This is a Type 2 (unreal) conditional sentence. Just like in English (where we say "if it were... it would hire"), Farsi uses the simple past tense in the اگر (if) clause, and the past continuous tense (using the می prefix) in the main clause to express a hypothetical situation.
Why does the word زیاد have an -ی attached to it (زیادی)?
When زیاد (many / a lot) is used as an adjective modifying a noun, it often takes this -ی suffix. While you might occasionally see مهندسان زیاد linked by just the ezâfe, saying مهندسان زیادی is the standard, natural way to say "many engineers" in modern Farsi.
Why do we use the object marker را after مهندسان زیادی if "many engineers" isn't a specific, definite noun?
While را is primarily known as the definite object marker, it is also used for "specific indefinite" objects. Because "many engineers" refers to a substantial, distinct group of people receiving the direct action of the verb (being hired), Farsi requires here to clearly mark them as the direct object.