Salam. Welcome back! Today, I will review /ra:/, not because I like this word, but because I noticed many of you are still suffering in the mighty hands of this tiny word! I won’t bore you today with detailed explanations. All I am going to do is to give you a hint and examples to follow. If you need more help on this, Lesson 34 is a good place to go back to. Ready? Let’s go!
Rule number one:
Generally speaking, we need /ra:/ after transitive verbs (there are always exceptions). A transitive verb is a verb that NEEDS an object. Examples: to buy, to clean, to close, to eat, to open, to read, to see, to sell, to wash, to write.
Rule number two:
Generally speaking, if an object in English sentence is with ‘the’ (definite article), we need /ra:/ after that object in Persian. Examples: I bought the book = man keta:b ra kharidam. I saw the dog = man sag ra didam.
Rule number three:
Generally speaking, if an object is with ‘my, your (singular), his, her, our, your (plural), their’, we need /ra:/ after that object in Persian. Examples: I saw your friend = man doostat ra didam. I sold her car = man mashinash ra forookhtam.
All right. I will not scare you with more rules today! Please follow the examples and finish the job. Have fun! ????
Note 1: all examples are provided in Simple Past Tense.
Note 2: Please, please, please DO NOT confuse yourself with complicated sentences or exceptions. Be patient and work on these easy examples first. Gradually, you will learn how to deal with more complicated sentences or exceptions. Remember? Rome was not built in one day! Nor was Persian grammar!!! ????
Now, Continue…
To clean = tamiz kardan
I cleaned the house.
من خانه را تمیز کردم.
You (singular) cleaned the house.
He cleaned the house.
She cleaned the house.
We cleaned the house.
You (plural) cleaned the house.
They cleaned the house.
Compare your answers with mine:
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To close = bastan
I closed the door.
من در را بستم.
You (singular) closed the door.
He closed the door.
She closed the door.
We closed the door.
You (plural) closed the door.
They closed the door.
Compare your answers with mine:
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To eat = khordan
I ate the food.
من غذا را خوردم.
You (singular) ate the food.
تو غذا را خوردی.
He ate the food.
She ate the food.
We ate the food.
You (plural) ate the food.
They ate the food.
Compare your answers with mine:
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To open = ba:z kardan
I opened the window.
من پنجره را باز کردم.
You (singular) opened the window.
He opened the window.
She opened the window.
We opened the window.
You (plural) opened the window.
They opened the window.
Compare your answers with mine:
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To read = kha:ndan
I read the newspaper.
من روزنامه را خواندم.
You (singular) read the newspaper.
He read the newspaper.
She read the newspaper.
We read the newspaper.
You (plural) read the newspaper.
They read the newspaper.
Compare your answers with mine:
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To see = didan
I saw your brother.
من برادرت را دیدم.
You (singular) saw your brother.
He saw your brother.
She saw your brother.
We saw your brother.
You (plural) saw your brother.
They saw your brother.
Compare your answers with mine:
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To sell = forookhtan
I sold my garden.
من باغم را فروختم.
You (singular) sold my garden.
He sold my garden.
She sold my garden.
We sold my garden.
You (plural) sold my garden.
They sold my garden.
Compare your answers with mine:
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To wash = shostan
I washed his car.
من ماشینش را شستم.
You (singular) washed his car.
He washed his car.
She washed his car.
We washed his car.
You (plural) washed his car.
They washed his car.
Compare your answers with mine:
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To write = neveshtan
I wrote her book.
من کتابش را نوشتم.
You (singular) wrote her book.
He wrote her book.
She wrote her book.
We wrote her book.
You (plural) wrote her book.
They wrote her book.
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Ok. Hope you liked it. Keep practising. See you next week.