Assigning Responsibilities
To formally assign duties, Farsi uses the phrases به عهده or بر عهده ("the responsibility of" or "in charge of"). Add the ezafe connector to link them to the responsible person (به عهدهی or بر عهدهی). They are interchangeable.
The basic structure is: [Task] + به / بر عهدهی + [Person/Pronoun] + [Copula (است)]
| The protection of this fortress is your responsibility. | حفاظت از این دژ به عهدهی شما است.hefâzat az in dezh be ohde-ye shomâ ast. |
| Preparing the armaments is the blacksmith's responsibility. | تهیه کردن تسلیحات بر عهدهی آهنگر است.tahiyye kardan taslihât bar ohde-ye âhangar ast. |
Delegating Actions
The assigned task can be a simple noun or a longer verbal phrase.
| Rebuilding the rampart and the moat is the workers' responsibility. | بازسازی بارو و خندق به عهدهی کارگرها است.bâzsâzi-ye bâru va khandaq be ohde-ye kârgarhâ ast. |
| Rationing the reserves is our responsibility. | جیرهبندی ذخایر بر عهدهی ما است.jire-bandi-ye zakhâyer bar ohde-ye mâ ast. |
Negation and Contractions
Negate an assignment by changing the final copula to نیست (is not). When affirmative, the copula است frequently contracts with the noun or pronoun before it (for example, شما است becomes شماست).
These structures also work perfectly within complex or conditional sentences.
| If the enemy attacks, protecting the rampart is the archers' responsibility. | چنانچه دشمن حمله کند، حفاظت از بارو به عهدهی کماندارها است.chenânche doshman hamle konad, hefâzat az bâru be ohde-ye kamândârhâ ast. |
| Controlling the catapult is not the archer's responsibility. | کنترل منجنیق به عهدهی کماندار نیست.kontorol manjanigh be ohde-ye kamândâr nist. |
| It seems keeping the fortress's reserves is your responsibility. | گویا نگه داشتن ذخایر دژ بر عهدهی شماست.gooyâ negah dâshtan zakhâyer dezh bar ohde-ye shomâst. |
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