Word
شنیده میشود که این افسانهی تاریخی حقیقت ندارد.
Meaning
It is rumored that this historical legend is not true.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of شنیده میشود که این افسانهی تاریخی حقیقت ندارد.
این
this
داشتنdâshtan
to have
شنیدنshenidan
to hear
کهke
that (conjunction)
Questions & Answers about شنیده میشود که این افسانهی تاریخی حقیقت ندارد.
Why does this sentence use shenide mi-shavad instead of the active verb for 'hear'?
This is an impersonal passive reporting verb. shenide mi-shavad literally translates to 'it is heard'. Farsi uses this structure to express that something is a general rumor or widely said by unknown people, much like 'it is rumored' or 'word has it' in English.
We learned that verbs after ke are often in the subjunctive mood. Why is nadarad in the normal indicative mood here?
While verbs expressing doubt, desire, or necessity trigger the subjunctive after ke, verbs of reporting and communication do not. Because shenide mi-shavad simply reports a piece of information, the verb that follows it (nadarad) stays in the normal indicative mood to state the fact being rumored.
What is the purpose of the ye connected to afsane in afsane-ye tarikhi?
This is the ezafe, which links the noun afsane (legend) to its describing adjective tarikhi (historical). Since afsane ends in a silent 'eh' vowel, the ezafe is pronounced as 'ye'. In writing, it is often shown with an extra letter attached to the end of the word (افسانهی) to bridge the two words smoothly.
Literally, haghighat nadarad translates to 'does not have truth'. Is it wrong to just say 'is not true' using the verb 'to be'?
It is not strictly wrong to say dorost nist (is not true or correct), but using the verb dashtan (to have) with abstract nouns is a very natural and common Farsi phrasing. Saying something 'does not have truth' () is the most standard, idiomatic way to say a rumor or story is completely false.