Breakdown of در نقشهکشی، ما باغستان و شالیزار را روی نقشه نشان میدهیم.
ما
we
و
and
رویruye
on
درdar
in
نقشهnaghshe
map
راrâ
definite direct object marker
نشان دادنneshân dâdan
to show
شالیزارshâlizâr
rice paddy
نقشهکشیnaqshe-keshi
cartography
باغستانbâghestân
orchard (large)
Questions & Answers about در نقشهکشی، ما باغستان و شالیزار را روی نقشه نشان میدهیم.
I notice both باغستان and شالیزار refer to places. Do they share a similar grammatical structure?
Yes! Both use suffixes that mean a place full of something. باغستان (orchard) uses the suffix -ستان attached to باغ (garden), similar to گلستان (rose garden). شالیزار (paddy field) uses the suffix -زار attached to شالی (unhusked rice), similar to علفزار (meadow). These are highly productive suffixes in Farsi you will see a lot at the B2 level.
Why does the direct object marker را only appear after شالیزار and not after باغستان as well?
When you have multiple direct objects connected by و (and), you only need to use را once, at the very end of the list. So باغستان و شالیزار را correctly marks both the orchard and the paddy field as the specific objects being shown.
How is the word نقشهکشی (cartography) constructed?
It is a compound noun made of نقشه (map or plan) and the suffix -کشی, which comes from the present stem of کشیدن (to draw or pull). You will see -کشی used frequently in Farsi for professions or systems involving drawing, laying, or pulling things, such as لولهکشی (plumbing) or سیمکشی (electrical wiring).
The sentence uses روی نقشه for 'on the map'. Is it common to drop the letter ی in everyday speech?
Yes. In formal written Farsi, the full preposition is روی (on). Because it precedes the noun نقشه, it takes the ezafe vowel, making it رویِ نقشه (ruy-e naghshe). In casual spoken Farsi, people frequently shorten this to رو نقشه (ru naghshe), but this sentence uses a formal register appropriate for an academic topic like cartography.
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