Breakdown of کارآگاه شک دارد که مظنون مدرک را دزدیده باشد.
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
دزدیدنdozdidan
to steal
مدرکmadrak
evidence
کارآگاهkârâgâh
detective
شک داشتنshakk dâshtan
to doubt
مظنونmaznun
suspect
Questions & Answers about کارآگاه شک دارد که مظنون مدرک را دزدیده باشد.
Why does the verb at the end of the sentence use bâshad instead of ast?
Because of the verb shak dârad (doubts) at the beginning. Expressing doubt triggers the subjunctive mood for the action being doubted. Since the stealing happened in the past, we use the Present Perfect Subjunctive (dozdideh bâshad instead of the normal present perfect dozdideh ast).
How exactly is the verb dozdideh bâshad built?
It is the Present Perfect Subjunctive of dozdidan (to steal). You form it by taking the past participle dozdideh (stolen) and adding the present subjunctive forms of the verb 'to be', which in this case is the third-person singular bâshad.
Why is râ placed after madrak but not after maznun?
The word râ is the specific direct object marker. In the second half of the sentence, maznun (the suspect) is the subject doing the stealing, while madrak (the evidence) is the specific thing being stolen. Therefore, only madrak takes râ.
Does the word ke (that) always force the second verb into the subjunctive mood?
Not always! It depends entirely on the main verb before it. Here, shak dârad (doubts) creates uncertainty, which triggers the subjunctive. If the detective were certain and the sentence started with midânad ke (knows that), the second verb would be in the normal indicative mood: dozdideh ast.
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