Breakdown of در طول روزه، آنها خودشان را با ننوشیدن آب کنترل میکنند.
آنها
they
آبâb
water
باbâ
with
راrâ
definite direct object marker
نوشیدنnushidan
to drink
خودkhod
self
کنترل کردنkontrol kardan
to control
در طولdar tul
during / throughout
روزهruze
fast (abstaining from food) / fasting
Questions & Answers about در طول روزه، آنها خودشان را با ننوشیدن آب کنترل میکنند.
How is the negative infinitive ننوشیدن formed and used here?
To make an infinitive negative in Farsi, you add the نـ (na-) prefix directly to it, just as you do with conjugated verbs. So نوشیدن (to drink) becomes ننوشیدن (not drinking). Here, it acts as a verbal noun serving as the object of the preposition با (with/by).
How does ننوشیدن connect to آب (water) grammatically?
They are connected by the ezafe vowel, pronounced as nanooshidan-e aab. When an infinitive or verbal noun takes a direct object in a phrase like this, the object is linked to it using the ezafe, similar to how you link a noun to its possessor. It translates literally to the not-drinking of water.
The English translation says by not drinking, but the Farsi uses با (with). Why not use توسط for by?
The word توسط means by in the sense of an agent performing an action, mostly used in passive sentences. When saying you do something by performing a specific action or using a tool, Farsi uses با (with). So با ننوشیدن translates smoothly to by not drinking.
Is روزه in this sentence just a form of the word for day?
No, though they share a root. روز means day, while روزه means a fast (such as fasting during Ramadan). The phrase در طول روزه means during the fast, whereas during the day would be در طول روز.
Why does the reflexive pronoun خودشان take the direct object marker را?
خودشان (themselves) is acting as the direct object of the verb کنترل میکنند (they control). Because reflexive pronouns refer to specific, known entities, they are always treated as definite objects and therefore require را.
Learn در طول روزه، آنها خودشان را با ننوشیدن آب کنترل میکنند and more in Farsi
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free