Word
اگر او قدرت جادویی داشت، خودش دشمن را شکست میداد.
Meaning
If she had magical power, she would defeat the enemy herself.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of اگر او قدرت جادویی داشت، خودش دشمن را شکست میداد.
او
he/she
داشتنdâshtan
to have
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خودkhod
self
Questions & Answers about اگر او قدرت جادویی داشت، خودش دشمن را شکست میداد.
How does this sentence form the "second conditional" for an imaginary present situation?
It starts with agar (if) followed by the simple past verb dasht (had) for the condition. The result part uses the past continuous verb shekast mi-dad (would defeat). Even though both verbs use past tense forms, together they describe an unreal or imaginary situation happening right now.
Why does the verb for "would defeat" look like shekast mi-dad instead of a single word?
It is a compound verb made from shekast (defeat or failure) and dadan (to give). When forming the past continuous tense (used here to mean "would defeat"), the continuous prefix mi- is added only to the second word, making it shekast mi-dad.
What is the role of khodesh in this sentence?
The word khod means "self". By adding the third-person singular ending -esh, it becomes khodesh, meaning "herself" or "himself". Here it is used for emphasis to show that she would defeat the enemy personally, rather than having someone else do it.
Why is ra placed right after doshman (enemy)?
The word ra is the specific direct object marker. Because the sentence is about defeating a specific, known enemy, ra is placed directly after doshman to show that the enemy is the one receiving the action of being defeated.