را

Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɑ/

Pronoun

را (râ)

1. toward me or us (pronominal prefix of the first person)

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Persian

Pronunciation

• (literary Persian) IPA: [rɒː]
• (colloquial, after a consonant) IPA: [o]
• (colloquial, after a vowel) IPA: [ro]

Particle

را (râ)

1. [to] the; indicates that the preceding noun clause is the definite direct object

   دیروز او را دیدم.

   Diruz u râ didam.

   I saw him yesterday.

   باید تو را پیدا کنم.

   Bâyad to-ro peydâ konam.

   I have to find you.

Usage notes

را (râ) follows the direct object only if the referent has already been identified or is immediately identifiable. It is the only case marker retained from Old Persian.