Word
این مداخله بیشفعالی کودک را کم میکند.
Meaning
This intervention reduces the child's hyperactivity.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of این مداخله بیشفعالی کودک را کم میکند.
این
this
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کم کردنkam kardan
to decrease / to lose (weight)
مداخلهmodâkhele
intervention
Questions & Answers about این مداخله بیشفعالی کودک را کم میکند.
Where exactly does ra go when the direct object is a possessed phrase like "the child's hyperactivity"?
The object marker ra must follow the entire noun phrase that makes up the direct object. Because the core noun (bish-fa'ali) is linked to its possessor (koodak) by an Ezafe, the whole chain stays together and ra is placed at the very end, right after koodak.
How does this sentence relate to attaching possessive enclitics, if I wanted to say "reduces his hyperactivity"?
If the child was already established in context, you would drop the word koodak and attach the 3rd-person singular enclitic -ash to the noun to act as the logical object. Because bish-fa'ali ends in a vowel, you add a bridging y sound in speech, making it bish-fa'ali-yash ra kam mikonad.
How is the compound word bish-fa'ali built?
It combines bish (meaning "more" or "excess") with fa'al (meaning "active"). Finally, the suffix -i is added to turn the adjective into an abstract noun, giving you "over-activity" or "hyperactivity".
Is there a hidden Ezafe connecting the words in the middle of the sentence?
Yes. To link "hyperactivity" to "child", you need an Ezafe. Since bish-fa'ali ends in the long vowel i, the Ezafe takes the form of a sound. You pronounce the phrase as .