Pashto

Pronoun

را • ‎(râ)

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

Persian

Pronunciation

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