Learn Farsi: آیا پیستونی را که آوردم، تست کردی؟

In this structure, the -i is not the indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'. Instead, it is a restrictive suffix used right before a relative clause starting with ke. It acts like a pointer saying 'the specific piston that...'. Because the entire phrase is the direct object of the main verb, the definite object marker râ is required, and it sits right after this restrictive -i.

Why is râ placed before ke rather than at the end of the relative clause?

In standard Farsi syntax, râ directly follows the antecedent (the noun being described) and its restrictive -i suffix, but precedes the relative pronoun ke. While you might occasionally hear râ placed at the very end of the relative clause in casual spoken Farsi, placing it immediately after pistoni is the grammatically standard and most common written form.

Could we drop the question word âyâ in this sentence?

Yes, absolutely. In spoken Farsi, âyâ is almost always dropped, and the question is indicated entirely by a rising intonation at the end of the sentence. However, including âyâ is very common in written or slightly more formal Farsi to clearly mark a yes/no question from the start.

Is test kardi really the standard way to say 'you tested' in Farsi?

Yes! Farsi frequently adopts English words and pairs them with light verbs like (to do/make) to create compound verbs. is completely natural for mechanical, technical, or medical testing. If you wanted to use a native Persian equivalent, you could say , but is very common in everyday speech.