Breakdown of ما به مدیرعامل اعتماد کردیم، چون دو سوم سهامدارها او را میشناسند.
او
he/she
ما
we
بهbe
to
دوdo
two
راrâ
definite direct object marker
شناختنshenâkhtan
to know (someone) / to recognize
چونchon
because
اعتماد کردنe'temâd kardan
to trust
سومsevom
third
مدیرعاملmodir-e âmel
CEO
سهامدارsahâm-dâr
shareholder
اعتمادe'temâd
trust (noun)
Questions & Answers about ما به مدیرعامل اعتماد کردیم، چون دو سوم سهامدارها او را میشناسند.
How exactly is the fraction "two thirds" formed in this sentence?
In Farsi, fractions are formed using a cardinal number (like one, two, three) followed by an ordinal number (first, second, third). Here, we have دو (two) followed by سوم (third) to make دو سوم. Note that سوم is a slight exception to the usual rule, as it doesn't just add the '-om' suffix to سه (three).
Why is the preposition به used before مدیرعامل (CEO)?
The compound verb اعتماد کردن (to trust) requires the preposition به (to). In Farsi, you don't "trust someone," you "trust to someone." So به مدیرعامل اعتماد کردیم literally means "we did trust to the CEO."
What are the different parts that make up the word سهامدارها (shareholders)?
It is a compound noun. سهام means "shares" or "stocks". The suffix دار comes from the verb "to have" and means "holder" or "owner". Finally, ها is the standard plural marker, giving us "shareholders".
The subject here includes a fraction ("two thirds"). Why does the verb میشناسند take a plural ending?
In Farsi, when a subject refers to human beings (like the shareholders here), the verb must agree in the plural form. If a fraction refers to inanimate objects or an abstract concept (for example, "two thirds of the book"), the verb would usually stay singular.
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