Breakdown of در هر مسابقه، برد و باخت وجود دارد.
درdar
in
داشتنdâshtan
to have
هرhar
every
مسابقهmosâbeghe
match / competition
وجودvojud
existence
برد و باختbord o bâkht
winning and losing
Questions & Answers about در هر مسابقه، برد و باخت وجود دارد.
How is the phrase bord o bâxt formed?
This is a coordinate compound noun. It is made by taking the past stem of two different verbs and joining them with o (meaning and). Here, bord is the past stem of bordan (to win) and bâxt is the past stem of bâxtan (to lose). Together they form the abstract concept of winning and losing.
Since bord o bâxt translates to winning and losing, why is the verb vojud dârad singular?
Even though it is made of two distinct words, a coordinate compound noun like bord o bâxt is treated as a single abstract idea or phenomenon. Because it functions as one conceptual unit, it takes the singular verb dârad.
The translation says 'there is', but the sentence uses vojud dârad. Why not just use ast?
The verb ast is used to link a subject to a description, such as 'the match is long'. When you want to state that something exists or that 'there is' something in a place, Farsi uses the compound verb vojud dâshtan (literally meaning to have existence). Therefore, vojud dârad is the natural way to say 'there is'.
Why isn't there an ezâfe connecting har and mosâbeqe?
The word har (meaning every or each) is a determiner that comes right before a singular noun, and it never takes an ezâfe. You simply say har mosâbeqe without adding the connecting vowel sound.
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