Breakdown of کارآگاه داشت مجرم را فریب میداد تا حقیقت را بگوید.
داشتنdâshtan
to have
گفتنgoftan
to say / to tell
راrâ
definite direct object marker
تاtâ
so that
حقیقتhaqiqat
truth
کارآگاهkârâgâh
detective
مجرمmojrem
criminal (legal)
فریب دادنfarib dâdan
to deceive (formal)
Questions & Answers about کارآگاه داشت مجرم را فریب میداد تا حقیقت را بگوید.
How would we change this sentence to say 'The detective was deceiving him' using a pronominal enclitic?
You would drop مجرم را (the criminal) and attach the third-person singular enclitic ـَش (-ash) to the non-verbal part of the compound verb. The first half becomes کارآگاه داشت فریبش میداد (kârâgâh dâsht faribash midâd). Notice that the enclitic goes on فریب (deceit), not on the verbal part میداد.
Why is داشت (dâsht) separated from میداد (midâd) by the object?
This is the standard word order for the past continuous tense. It is formed with the auxiliary verb داشتن (to have) followed later by the main verb (میداد). The object (مجرم را) and other sentence parts typically sit right between the auxiliary and the main verb.
Why is the verb بگوید (begooyad) in the subjunctive mood?
The word تا (tâ) can mean 'until' or 'so that'. Here, it means 'so that' and introduces an intended outcome or purpose. In Farsi, verbs following تا in this sense must take the present subjunctive form, which is why we see the بـ (be-) prefix on the present stem of گفتن (to say).
Why do we see the object marker را (râ) twice in this sentence?
Because there are two separate specific direct objects in the two different clauses. The detective is deceiving a specific person, hence مجرم را (the criminal). The goal is for him to tell a specific thing, hence حقیقت را (the truth).
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