Breakdown of شنیده میشود که پادشاه خودش از مقبره نگهبانی میدهد.
ازaz
from
شنیدنshenidan
to hear
کهke
that (conjunction)
شدنshodan
to become
خودkhod
self
پادشاهpâdeshâh
king
مقبرهmaghbare
tomb
نگهبانی دادنnegahbâni dâdan
to guard
Questions & Answers about شنیده میشود که پادشاه خودش از مقبره نگهبانی میدهد.
How does shenide mi-shavad ke mean "is rumored to"? I thought it meant "it is heard that".
You are exactly right! Literally, shenide mi-shavad ke means "it is heard that." In Farsi, this impersonal passive structure is the standard way to express "it is rumored that" or "word has it that." Instead of saying who is doing the hearing, we just say that the information is heard.
Why is the final verb negahbani midahad (guards) in the indicative mood and not the subjunctive?
While the word ke (that) often triggers the subjunctive after verbs of wanting, necessity, or doubt, here we have a reporting verb. When you report a statement, belief, or something heard (like shenide mi-shavad), the following clause uses the normal indicative mood because you are stating a supposed fact or ongoing action.
Why is there an az (from) before maghbare (tomb)?
In Farsi, the compound verb negahbani dadan (to guard) requires the preposition az. You can think of it as keeping watch over or from something. You must say az maghbare negahbani midahad rather than attaching the verb directly to the tomb as a direct object.
Is khodesh acting as a possessive here, like "his own"?
No, here it is used for emphasis, meaning "himself." By placing khodesh right after padeshah (the king), the sentence emphasizes that the king himself, rather than his soldiers or servants, is doing the guarding.
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