Word
کارآگاه شک دارد که مظنون حقیقت را گفته باشد.
Meaning
The detective doubts that the suspect has told the truth.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of کارآگاه شک دارد که مظنون حقیقت را گفته باشد.
گفتنgoftan
to say / to tell
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
حقیقتhaqiqat
truth
Questions & Answers about کارآگاه شک دارد که مظنون حقیقت را گفته باشد.
Why do we use gofteh bâshad (present perfect subjunctive) instead of the regular present perfect gofteh ast here?
We use the subjunctive because of the phrase shak dârad ke (doubts that). When we express doubt about something that happened in the past, Farsi requires the present perfect subjunctive (mâzi-ye eltazâmi) rather than the normal present perfect to show that the event is uncertain.
How exactly is the verb form gofteh bâshad constructed?
It is constructed using the past participle of the verb goftan (to say/tell), which is gofteh, followed by the present subjunctive of the verb "to be" (boodan) for the third person singular, which is bâshad.
What is the infinitive of the verb meaning "to doubt" used in this sentence?
The infinitive is shak dâshtan, which literally means "to have doubt". In this sentence, it is conjugated in the simple present tense for the third-person singular subject (kârâgâh, the detective) as shak dârad.
Why do we need the word râ after haghighat?
râ is the specific direct object marker. Because the detective is doubting whether the suspect told the truth (a specific, definite noun), rather than just "some truth" in general, we must mark haghighat with râ.