Breakdown of متهمها بعد از اینکه پلیس آنها را دستگیر کرد، بیانیهشان را خواندند.
آنها
they
خواندنkhândan
to read / to study (a subject)
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بعد ازba'd az
after (time)
پلیسpolis
police
متهمmottaham
accused
اینکهin-ke
that (conjunction)
دستگیر کردنdastgir kardan
to arrest
بیانیهbayâniye
statement
Questions & Answers about متهمها بعد از اینکه پلیس آنها را دستگیر کرد، بیانیهشان را خواندند.
Why is the verb دستگیر کرد in the simple past tense here?
The phrase بعد از اینکه means after. When describing a sequence of events that already happened, Farsi uses indicative tenses like the simple past or past perfect in the 'after' clause. Since the arrest and the reading both happened in the past, the simple past دستگیر کرد is used to match the main verb خواندند.
Could we use the subjunctive tense after بعد از اینکه in this sentence?
No, because these events have already taken place. You only use the subjunctive after بعد از اینکه if the action hasn't happened yet, such as when talking about the future. For completed past actions, you must use an indicative tense.
Why is the main subject متهمها separated from its verb خواندند by such a long clause?
Farsi word order is quite flexible. The main subject متهمها is placed at the very beginning to establish who the sentence is about. Then the time clause بعد از اینکه پلیس آنها را دستگیر کرد is inserted before the rest of the main clause. It is also perfectly correct to put the entire time clause at the very beginning of the sentence.
The object marker را appears twice. What makes both of these objects specific?
The object marker را follows specific direct objects. The first object is آنها (them), and personal pronouns are always specific. The second is بیانیهشان (their statement), which is specific because the possessive suffix -شان shows exactly whose statement it is.
Why is the independent pronoun آنها used for 'them' instead of a pronoun suffix?
While you can attach the pronoun suffix -شان directly to the verb to mean 'them', using the independent pronoun آنها followed by را is very common and can add a slight emphasis on exactly who the police arrested. However, for showing possession on the noun بیانیه (statement), using the suffix is the most natural choice.
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