Breakdown of متهم ما را فریب داد، اما حبس تغییرش میدهد.
او
he/she
ما
we
اماammâ
but
راrâ
definite direct object marker
تغییر دادنtaghyir dâdan
to change
متهمmottaham
accused
حبسhabs
imprisonment
فریب دادنfarib dâdan
to deceive (formal)
Questions & Answers about متهم ما را فریب داد، اما حبس تغییرش میدهد.
Why is the enclitic -esh attached to taghyir instead of the end of the verb in تغییرش میدهد?
This sentence uses the compound verb taghyir dâdan (to change). When using a pronominal enclitic as a direct object with a compound verb, the enclitic (like -esh for "him/her") almost always attaches to the noun part of the compound, not the conjugated verb. That's why it is taghyiresh midahad (literally "change-him gives") instead of taghyir midahadesh.
In the first clause we use را for the direct object (ما را). Why isn't there a را in the second clause for "him"?
In the first half, "us" is written as an independent pronoun (mâ), which requires the definite direct object marker râ. In the second half, "him" is represented by the attached enclitic -esh. When you use a pronominal enclitic to show the direct object, it has the object marking built in, so it completely replaces both the separate pronoun and râ.
The translation says "will change him," but میدهد is in the present tense. Why?
You're right that midahad is the present indicative tense. In Farsi, the present tense is very often used to talk about the future, especially for things that are certain, expected, or natural consequences. It functions just like saying "imprisonment is going to change him" in English.
What is the literal meaning of the compound verb فریب داد?
The infinitive is farib dâdan, which is made up of the noun farib (deceit or trickery) and the verb dâdan (to give). So it literally means "gave deceit." Here it is in the simple past tense for "he/she/it".
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