Breakdown of شاید قرقرهای را که میبینی، حرکت دهم.
دیدنdidan
to see / to watch
راrâ
definite direct object marker
شایدshâyad
maybe
کهke
that (conjunction)
Questions & Answers about شاید قرقرهای را که میبینی، حرکت دهم.
The translation says 'the pulley', so why does gherghere have the indefinite suffix -i attached to it before râ?
In Farsi relative clauses, this -i is not the standard indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'. Instead, it acts as a restrictive marker that links the noun to the descriptive clause. It singles out the specific pulley you are talking about. Because this makes the pulley a specific, definite direct object of the verb harkat daham, it must also take the definite object marker râ.
Why is râ placed immediately after gherghere-i instead of at the end of the entire relative clause?
As this lesson highlights, when the noun being described is the direct object of the main verb, râ goes right after the noun and its restrictive -i, directly before the word ke. Placing râ at the very end of the relative clause (after mi-bini) is sometimes seen in older literature but sounds very unnatural in modern spoken Farsi.
Why is harkat daham in the subjunctive mood, while mi-bini remains in the indicative?
The word shâyad (perhaps) expresses possibility, which forces the main verb of the sentence (harkat daham) into the subjunctive mood. However, mi-bini is inside the relative clause. Because you are stating it as a real, current fact that 'you see' the pulley right now, that specific verb stays in the present indicative.
Could we move the entire object phrase gherghere-i râ ke mi-bini to go right before , splitting the compound verb ?