Breakdown of آنها مرز نخلستان را با رنگ سبز نشان دادند.
آنها
they
باbâ
with
راrâ
definite direct object marker
سبزsabz
green
رنگrang
color
نشان دادنneshân dâdan
to show
مرزmarz
border
نخلستانnakhlestân
palm grove
Questions & Answers about آنها مرز نخلستان را با رنگ سبز نشان دادند.
How does the word nakhlestān (palm grove) get its meaning?
It is made of the word nakhl (palm tree) and the place suffix -estān. You see this suffix in country names like Tājīkestān, but it also creates general location nouns indicating a place full of something, similar to bīmārestān (hospital) or kūhestān (mountains).
Why does the direct object marker rā come after nakhlestān instead of right after marz (border)?
The marker rā must follow the entire noun phrase that acts as the direct object. The direct object here is the border of the palm grove, or marz-e nakhlestān. Putting rā immediately after marz would incorrectly split the phrase before the direct object is finished.
Where do we pronounce the hidden Ezāfe vowel in this sentence?
There are two Ezāfe links here. The first connects the border to its possessor forming marz-e nakhlestān (border of the palm grove). The second connects the noun color to its describing adjective forming rang-e sabz (green color).
How does the compound verb neshān dādand work grammatically?
It literally translates as they gave a sign. It is a compound verb combining the noun neshān (sign or mark) and the verb dādan (to give). As is standard in Farsi, you only conjugate the second part, which is why dādan takes the third-person plural ending to become dādand, while neshān remains unchanged.
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