Breakdown of این همان واقعه بود که پیروزی ما را خراب کرد.
ما
we
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
خراب کردنkharâb kardan
to ruin/break
همانhamân
that very / that same
پیروزیpirouzi
victory
واقعهvâghe'e
event (incident, occurrence)
Questions & Answers about این همان واقعه بود که پیروزی ما را خراب کرد.
How does the cleft sentence structure work here to create emphasis?
This sentence uses the این ... بود که structure to put special focus on a specific part of the sentence. By putting همان واقعه (that same event) in the middle, we emphasize exactly what ruined the victory. A standard sentence would just be آن واقعه پیروزی ما را خراب کرد (That event ruined our victory), but this structure translates perfectly to the emphatic 'It was that event that...'.
Why use همان instead of just آن for 'that'?
While آن simply means 'that', adding the prefix هم- makes it همان, meaning 'that same' or 'the very same'. It adds extra emphasis, pointing back strongly to a specific, previously mentioned event.
Why is را used after پیروزی ما?
The word را is the specific direct object marker. Because پیروزی ما (our victory) is a specific, possessed noun receiving the action, it needs را to clearly show it is the target of the verb خراب کرد (ruined).
What are the parts of the compound verb خراب کرد?
The word خراب is an adjective meaning 'broken', 'ruined', or 'spoiled'. Combined with the light verb کرد (did/made), the phrase خراب کرد literally means 'made ruined', which we translate as 'ruined' or 'destroyed'.
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