Questions & Answers about چرا شاهد در دادگاه شهادت نمیداد؟
How is the negative past continuous formed in نمیداد?
The verb is دادن (to give), and its past stem is داد. To make it past continuous, we add the prefix می before the stem, making میداد (was giving). To make it negative, we add نـ (ne-) to the beginning, resulting in نمیداد. Because the subject (the witness) is third-person singular, there is no personal ending added to the past stem.
Why does the Farsi sentence use 'wasn't giving' (نمیداد) for 'wasn't testifying'?
In Farsi, 'to testify' is a compound verb: شهادت دادن (literally 'to give testimony'). So, to say 'wasn't testifying', you only conjugate the 'giving' part and say شهادت نمیداد (wasn't giving testimony).
Are the words شاهد (witness) and شهادت (testimony) related?
Yes! Both words come from the same Arabic root. شاهد means the person who witnesses, and شهادت is the testimony or evidence they provide. Recognizing these root patterns can really help build your vocabulary.
How is the word دادگاه (court) formed?
It is a compound word made of داد (justice or law) and the suffix گاه (place). So, a court is literally a 'place of justice'. You will see گاه used in other common words too, like دانشگاه (university, 'place of knowledge').