Breakdown of او روی نقشه یک کوهستان بزرگ کشید.
او
he/she
رویruye
on
بزرگbozorg
big / large
یکyek
one / a, an
نقشهnaghshe
map
کشیدنkeshidan
to pull, to draw
کوهستانkuhestân
mountain range
Questions & Answers about او روی نقشه یک کوهستان بزرگ کشید.
The word for mountain is کوه, so how does the ـستان suffix change the meaning here?
The suffix ـستان means 'place of' or 'land of' (as seen in country names like Afghanistan). When added to کوه (mountain), it creates کوهستان, which means a mountain range or a mountainous region, rather than just a single mountain.
I thought the verb کشیدن meant 'to pull'. Why is it translated as 'drew' here?
کشیدن is a very versatile verb. While its primary meaning is indeed 'to pull' or 'to drag', it is also the standard verb for 'to draw' (a picture, a map, or a shape). You can easily tell from the context of روی نقشه (on the map) that drawing is the intended meaning.
Why is there an ezafe between کوهستان and بزرگ but not after یک?
In Farsi, the word یک (one/a) precedes the noun it modifies and never takes an ezafe. The adjective بزرگ (large) follows the noun, so it requires the ezafe connection, making the full phrase یک کوهستان بزرگ (a large mountainous region).
Why does the location روی نقشه (on the map) come before the object یک کوهستان بزرگ?
In Farsi, prepositional phrases of location or time often come early in the sentence, typically right after the subject, to set the scene. Placing روی نقشه before the direct object is very natural, though putting it after the object would also be grammatically correct.
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