Breakdown of چرا دیدنشان کنار همسالان مهم است؟
است
is
آنها
they
کنارkenâr
beside, next to
دیدنdidan
to see / to watch
Questions & Answers about چرا دیدنشان کنار همسالان مهم است؟
How does didan-eshan translate to 'seeing them' rather than 'their seeing'?
In Farsi, when you attach a possessive enclitic like -eshan directly to a verbal noun or long infinitive like didan (to see / seeing), it usually expresses the direct object of that action. So instead of using a separate object phrase with an ezafe like didan-e anha, we can just say didan-eshan to mean 'seeing them'.
Could we have used an independent pronoun for 'them' here instead of an enclitic?
Yes, you could say didan-e anha or didan-e ishan instead of didan-eshan. Both ways are grammatically correct, but attaching the enclitic directly to the infinitive is a very natural and concise way to express the logical direct object.
How is the word hamsalan formed?
It is made of three parts: the prefix ham- (meaning same or together), sal (year or age), and the plural suffix -an (used for animate nouns). Literally, it means 'people of the same age', which translates perfectly to 'peers'.
Is there a hidden ezafe linking kenar and hamsalan?
Yes. Prepositional nouns indicating position, like kenar (side / beside), require an ezafe to link them to the noun that follows. In speech, you will hear this pronounced as kenar-e hamsalan.