Word
ساعتساز ساعت قدیمی من را تعمیر میکند.
Meaning
The watchmaker repairs my old watch.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of ساعتساز ساعت قدیمی من را تعمیر میکند.
من
I
ساعتsâ'at
watch
راrâ
definite direct object marker
تعمیر کردنta'mir kardan
to repair
Questions & Answers about ساعتساز ساعت قدیمی من را تعمیر میکند.
How exactly does the word ساعتساز (watchmaker) break down grammatically?
It combines the noun ساعت (watch/clock) with ساز, which is the present stem of the verb ساختن (to make, to build). Adding the suffix -sâz to a noun creates a new noun meaning "maker of [noun]." This is a very common pattern in Farsi for naming professions or tools.
Does the suffix -sâz always refer to a person's profession?
Not always! While it frequently refers to a person's job (like فیلمساز for filmmaker or ساعتساز for watchmaker), it can also refer to a machine or mechanism that produces something. For example, یخساز means "ice-maker" (the machine). You have to rely on context to know if it's a person or a thing.
Why does the object marker را appear after من instead of right after the word for watch (ساعت)?
The word را always follows the entire noun phrase that makes up the definite direct object. The object being repaired isn't just "the watch," it's "my old watch" (ساعت قدیمی من). Therefore, را acts like a bookend placed at the very end of that whole linked phrase.
How do the Ezafe links sound when pronouncing the phrase ساعت قدیمی من?
The first link is a simple "-e" sound because ساعت ends in a consonant (ساعتِ قدیمی, pronounced sâ'at-e qadimi). The second link comes after the vowel at the end of , so Farsi adds a "y" sound to make it flow smoothly, making it "-ye" (, pronounced ).