Breakdown of هیچکس راجع به این موضوع حقیقت را نمیداند.
این
this
راrâ
definite direct object marker
هیچکسhichkas
nobody
موضوعmowzu'
subject / topic
دانستنdânestan
to know (facts)
راجع بهrâje' be
about
حقیقتhaqiqat
truth
Questions & Answers about هیچکس راجع به این موضوع حقیقت را نمیداند.
Does râje' be (about) need an ezafe to connect it to in mozu' (this topic)?
No, it doesn't. This is what makes râje' be different from the other compound prepositions in this lesson like dar mored-e or dar bâre-ye. Because it ends with the simple preposition be, it links directly to the next word without needing the extra -e linking sound (ezafe).
The English translation says 'Nobody knows,' but the Farsi verb nemidânad means 'doesn't know.' Why is the verb negative?
In Farsi, words starting with hich (like hich-kas for 'nobody' or hich-chiz for 'nothing') always require a negative verb. You must use a double negative, which literally translates to 'Nobody doesn't know.'
Why is the direct object marker râ after haghighat (the truth) instead of after the topic?
râ only points to the specific direct object of the action. The action here is 'knowing,' and the thing being known is 'the truth' (haghighat). The phrase râje' be in mozu' (about this topic) is a prepositional phrase, so it does not take râ.
Can I change the word order and put râje' be in mozu' after haghighat râ?
Yes! Farsi word order is quite flexible in the middle of a sentence. You could say hich-kas haghighat râ râje' be in mozu' nemidânad and it would be perfectly correct. Putting the topic early, as done in this sentence, just helps set the context before getting to the main point ('the truth').
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