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Iranian Persian Grammar → Unit 4: Object pronouns and possessive pronouns → Lesson 8: Direct object pronouns

As a Persian language teacher with 20 years of experience, I am delighted to walk you through the eighth lesson of the "Complete 0 to A1 Iranian Persian Course." In this lesson, we will learn about direct object pronouns, one of the essentials of Persian grammar that will help you speak more fluently and efficiently.

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Direct Object Pronouns

In Persian, a direct object is a noun or a pronoun that receives an action directly from the verb. To avoid repeating the noun, we can use direct object pronouns. Here are the direct object pronouns in Persian:

Persian	Pronunciation	English
مرا	/mærɑː/	me
تو را	/tuː rɑː/	you (singular)
او را	/uː rɑː/	him/her/it
ما را	/mɑː rɑː/	us
شما را	/ʃomɑː rɑː/	you (plural)
آن‌ها را	/ɒn-hɑː rɑː/	them

For instance, instead of saying "من کتاب را می‌خوانم" (man ketâb râ mikhanam) meaning "I am reading the book," we can use the direct object pronoun "آن را" (ânrâ) to say "من آن را می‌خوانم" (man ânrâ mikhanam) meaning "I am reading it."

Placement of Direct Object Pronouns

In Persian, direct object pronouns usually come right before the verb. Here are some examples:

"من میوه را می‌خورم" (man meyve râ mikhuram) meaning "I eat the fruit" changes into "من آن را می‌خورم" (man ânrâ mikhuram) meaning "I eat it."
"تو کتاب را داری؟" (to ketâb râ dâri?) meaning "Do you have the book?" changes into "تو آن را داری؟" (to ânrâ dâri?) meaning "Do you have it?"
"او خبرنگار‌ها را می‌بیند" (u khabarnegâr-hâ râ mibinad) meaning "He sees the reporters" changes into "او آن‌ها را می‌بیند" (u ânhâ râ mibinad) meaning "He sees them."

Practice

Let's practice some more direct object pronouns with simple sentences:

"من پنجه‌هایم را می‌شمارم" (man panjehâyam râ mishomâram) meaning "I count my fingers" changes into "من آن‌ها را می‌شمارم" (man ânhâ râ mishomâram) meaning "I count them."
"تو دونفر را می‌شناسی" (to do-nafar râ mishenâsi) meaning "You know two people" changes into "تو آن‌ها را می‌شناسی" (to ânhâ râ mishenâsi) meaning "You know them."
"او هریون را انتخاب کرد" (u haryun râ entekhâb kard) meaning "He chose Harry" changes into "او را انتخاب کرد" (u râ entekhâb kard) meaning "He chose him."

Tips

To understand whether you need to use a direct object pronoun, ask yourself what receives the action directly from the verb.
Remember that direct object pronouns come before the verb in Persian.

Sources

Table of Contents - Iranian Persian Course - 0 to A1

Course Presentation

Unit 1: Basic greetings and introductions

Unit 2: Sentence structure and basic verb conjugation

Unit 3: Talking about daily routines

Unit 4: Object pronouns and possessive pronouns

Unit 5: Persian culture and customs

Unit 6: Food and drink

Unit 7: Past tense and regular verbs conjugation

Unit 8: Persian literature and arts

Unit 9: Travel and transportation

Unit 10: Imperative mood, infinitives and complex sentences

Unit 11: Persian history and geography

Unit 12: Leisure and entertainment

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