Breakdown of در نقشهکشی باید این نخلستان زیبا را روی نقشه نشان دهید.
این
this
رویruye
on
زیباzibâ
beautiful
درdar
in
نقشهnaghshe
map
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بایدbâyad
must
نشان دادنneshân dâdan
to show
نخلستانnakhlestân
palm grove
نقشهکشیnaqshe-keshi
cartography
Questions & Answers about در نقشهکشی باید این نخلستان زیبا را روی نقشه نشان دهید.
How does the -کشی suffix work in نقشهکشی (cartography)?
The suffix -کشی comes from the verb کشیدن (to draw, pull, or carry). When attached to a noun, it refers to the action or profession of doing that thing. Since نقشه means "map," نقشهکشی literally means "map-drawing." You will also see this highly useful suffix in words like سیمکشی (wiring) or لولهکشی (plumbing).
In نخلستان (palm grove), is the -ستان ending the same one used in country names?
Yes, exactly! The Persian suffix -ستان (-estân) means "a place where something is abundant." Here, it attaches to نخل (palm tree) to mean "palm grove." It is the exact same suffix found in گلستان (rose garden) and place names like افغانستان (land of the Afghans).
Why does the object marker را come after the adjective زیبا instead of right after نخلستان?
The object marker را must always follow the entire noun phrase that acts as the specific direct object. Because the object here is the whole descriptive phrase "this beautiful palm grove" (این نخلستان زیبا), the را gets anchored to the very end of it, after the adjective.
After باید (must), we need the subjunctive. Why is the verb نشان دهید instead of نشان بدهید?
For compound verbs like نشان دادن (to show), the subjunctive prefix بـ (be-) is optional and very frequently dropped, especially in writing or slightly more formal speech. Both نشان دهید and نشان بدهید are perfectly correct here.
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