Word
مدیرعامل اجازه ندارد که یک چهارم سهام را به شریکش بدهد.
Meaning
The CEO is not allowed to give one fourth of the shares to his partner.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of مدیرعامل اجازه ندارد که یک چهارم سهام را به شریکش بدهد.
یکyek
one / a, an
بهbe
to
دادنdâdan
to give
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about مدیرعامل اجازه ندارد که یک چهارم سهام را به شریکش بدهد.
How is the fraction "one fourth" built in this sentence?
It is یک چهارم (yek chahaarom). As we are learning in this lesson, you form Farsi fractions by taking the regular number for the top part—here, یک (one)—and the ordinal number ending in '-om' for the bottom part—here, چهارم (fourth).
How do you say "one fourth of the shares"? Is there a Farsi word for "of" here?
No extra word is used for "of", but you must use the ezafe! You connect the fraction to the noun it quantifies using that hidden 'e' sound: یک چهارمِ سهام (yek chahaarom-e sahaam).
Why does the object marker را come after سهام instead of right after the fraction?
In Farsi, را always follows the entire direct object noun phrase. Because the CEO is giving "one fourth of the shares" (یک چهارم سهام), that whole phrase acts as a single block, and را is attached at the very end of it.
Why is the verb for "to give" (بدهد) in the subjunctive form here?
The sentence uses the structure "does not have permission that..." (اجازه ندارد که). When expressing permission, desire, or necessity, the verb for the action that follows must be in the subjunctive mood. بدهد is the present subjunctive of دادن (to give).
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