Breakdown of این مدیرعامل بود که متقاضیای را جذب کرد.
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
مدیرعاملmodir-e âmel
CEO
متقاضیmoteqâzi
applicant
جذب کردنjazb kardan
to recruit
Questions & Answers about این مدیرعامل بود که متقاضیای را جذب کرد.
Why does متقاضیای را have both an indefinite suffix and the specific object marker را? Aren't those opposites?
This is the main point of this lesson! While را usually marks a definite object, combining it with the indefinite suffix creates a specific indefinite object. It means the CEO recruited a certain applicant—a specific person the speaker has in mind, even though they haven't been identified to the listener yet.
Why is the indefinite suffix written as ای when attached to متقاضی?
The word متقاضی (applicant) ends in the vowel sound "i". In Farsi, when you add the indefinite suffix (which is also an "i" sound) to a word ending in a vowel, you need a bridge to connect the sounds. This glide sound is written here as ای and is pronounced like "-yi".
Can I just say مدیرعامل متقاضیای را جذب کرد instead of using این... بود که?
Yes, you absolutely can. However, این مدیرعامل بود که (literally "It was this CEO that") is a structure used for emphasis. Just like in English, it highlights that it was the CEO (and not someone else) who did the recruiting.
I have seen جذب کردن used to mean "attracting" or "absorbing". Is this the normal verb for "recruiting" a person?
Yes! While its literal meaning is to attract or to absorb, in the business and professional world, جذب کردن is the standard Farsi term for recruiting or hiring talent to bring someone into a company.
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