Breakdown of ما جمعیت پرشور را که داشتند کف میزدند شنیدیم.
ما
we
داشتنdâshtan
to have
شنیدنshenidan
to hear
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about ما جمعیت پرشور را که داشتند کف میزدند شنیدیم.
Why is the English '-ing' form (clapping) translated using که and a past continuous verb?
This is how Farsi handles complements of perception verbs like شنیدن (to hear) and دیدن (to see). To say you heard someone doing something, you state the object, add که (that), and use a continuous verb to show the action was in progress. Since شنیدیم (we heard) is in the past, the continuous verb must also be in the past: داشتند کف میزدند.
The word جمعیت (crowd) is singular, so why is the verb داشتند کف میزدند in the plural form?
جمعیت is a collective noun. In Farsi, when a collective noun refers to a group of people, it often takes a plural verb because the focus is on the individuals performing the action. You could grammatically use a singular verb here, but the plural is much more common and natural for an action like clapping.
Why does را come right after پرشور and not at the very end of the sentence?
را marks the direct object of the main verb شنیدیم, which is جمعیت پرشور (the passionate crowd). It must attach directly to that noun phrase. The که clause that follows is technically a separate descriptive clause, so را cannot go after it.
What are the parts that make up the adjective پرشور?