Word
استعدادیاب متقاضیای را برای مصاحبه دعوت کرد.
Meaning
The headhunter invited a certain applicant for an interview.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of استعدادیاب متقاضیای را برای مصاحبه دعوت کرد.
برایbarâye
for
راrâ
definite direct object marker
دعوت کردنda'vat kardan
to invite
مصاحبهmosâhebe
interview
Questions & Answers about استعدادیاب متقاضیای را برای مصاحبه دعوت کرد.
Wait, why does the applicant have both the indefinite suffix -i and the definite marker râ in motaqâzi-i râ?
This is how Farsi shows a specific but unidentified object. Using just -i would mean the headhunter invited 'an applicant' (any applicant at random). Adding râ on top of the -i changes the meaning to 'a certain applicant' — a specific person the speaker knows about, even if we aren't told their name.
Why is the indefinite suffix written as ای (Alef and Ye) instead of just attaching a single Ye to motaqâzi?
The word motaqâzi (applicant) ends in the vowel 'i'. When you add the indefinite suffix -i, Farsi inserts a linking sound to prevent two vowels from clashing. In modern writing, this is typed with a half-space and an Alef and Ye (ای) to clearly show the pronunciation motaqâzi-ei or motaqâzi-yi without altering the base word.
How exactly does the word este'dâdyâb translate to 'headhunter'?
It is a compound word made of two parts: este'dâd, which means 'talent' or 'aptitude', and yâb, which is the present stem of the verb yâftan (to find). So it literally translates to 'talent finder'.
Why is the prepositional phrase barâye mosâhebe placed right before the verb instead of earlier in the sentence?
In standard Farsi word order, the specific direct object marked by râ strongly prefers to come directly after the subject. Prepositional phrases like (for an interview) naturally tuck in right between that object and the verb at the end.