Now we will start the lesson on objective pronouns. IN Farsi, as you know, these
pronouns can take the place of a proper noun, and they have
different functions. They can be the subject of the sentence, they can be in
the place of possessive adjectives, and another function is to be in the place
of the object of the sentence. So let's look at some examples:
من او را دیدم.
So here we have "من" and we have "او". So certainly, both cannot be the
subject of the sentence. But "او" cannot be the subject of the sentence, because
always, there is agreement between the subject and the verb. So if "او" was the
subject of the sentence, the verb should have been "دید". Because "او دید", in
conjugation-- so we can see that this subject of the sentence is "من" because
there is agreement between the"من" and the verb: من دیدم
So here what would be
the function of "او". Here "او" is in the place of object, so it's in fact him or her.
من او را دیدم.
I saw him or her. And "را" is the sign of a definite
object in Farsi, direct definite object. And whenever one of these
pronouns is in the place of object in sentence, always, it's accompanied with "را".
من او را دیدم
I saw him. Another example:
تو آنها را دوست داری.
So again there is no agreement between "آنها" and the verb,
because if "آنها" was the subject of the sentence the verb should
have been:
آنها دوست دارند.
They like. But here we have"دوست داری". But there
is agreement between "تو" and "دوست داری". So "تو" is the subject of the sentence.
"آنها" here specifically because it's accompanied with "را", it's the
object of the sentence. Them, you like them. You like them. Another example:
او شما را شناخت.
Again, the agreement between "او" and "شناخت". So
it's obvious that "شما" is not the subject of the sentence, and it's
accompanied with "را". So here "شما" is in the place of object, which is
you. He or she recognized you. Plural. He or she recognized you. And the last
example:
او آن را خورد.
So here "او" and "آن". We have these too. "آن" is for inanimate thing. But
there is agreement between "آن" and "خورد", and also there is agreement between "او"
and "خورد". But here "آن" cannot be the subject, because in Farsi, another point
is that the subject is in the beginning of the sentence, and secondly, because "آن" is
accompanied with "را". So the subject in Farsi doesn't take "را", but the object
specifically, when it's the one of these pronouns, it's always accompanied with "را".
So here "آن" is the object and it means "it." "او", he or she ate it.
The "it" is noun for the people who are [being talked about].That was the lesson about
pronouns, Farsi pronouns, in the place of the
object of the sentence.