Breakdown of او پرنده را بازمیگرداند و آن را معلق نگه میدارد.
او
he/she
و
and
آن
that
پرندهparande
bird
راrâ
definite direct object marker
نگه داشتنnegah dâshtan
to keep, to hold
معلقmo'allagh
suspended
بازگرداندنbâzgardândan
to restore / to bring back
Questions & Answers about او پرنده را بازمیگرداند و آن را معلق نگه میدارد.
How does the prefix work in بازمیگرداند?
The verb is بازگرداندن (to bring back). It uses the separable prefix باز- (back). As you are learning in this lesson, inflectional prefixes like the continuous marker می- split the verb, slotting in right between the spatial prefix and the verb stem. This gives us بازمیگرداند instead of میبازگرداند.
Is نگه میدارد using the same separable prefix rule?
Exactly. The verb نگه داشتن (to keep/hold) functions grammatically like a separable prefix verb. نگه acts as the preverb, so the present continuous marker می- separates it from the main verb stem (دار), resulting in نگه میدارد.
Is the stem in بازمیگرداند related to the common verb گشتن (to return/turn)?
Yes, it is the causative form of گشتن (present stem گرد). While بازگشتن is intransitive and means to return (the subject goes back), adding the causative suffix -اندن creates بازگرداندن, meaning to make something return or to bring back. Because it is transitive, it takes the direct object پرنده.
Why do we use the object marker را twice in this sentence?
Farsi requires را for any specific, definite direct object. The first clause targets the bird (پرنده را), and the second clause targets the pronoun it (آن را). Even though the pronoun refers back to the bird you just mentioned, you cannot drop the object marker in the second clause.
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