Breakdown of آنها میتوانستند طی جلسه از طریق این سامانه دستورالعمل را تغییر دهند.
آنها
they
این
this
جلسهjalase
meeting
راrâ
definite direct object marker
توانستنtavânestan
to be able to
تغییر دادنtaghyir dâdan
to change
از طریقaz tariq
via / by means of
سامانهsâmâne
system / portal (online platform or IT system)
طیtey
during / in the course of
دستورالعملdasturolamal
guideline / instruction
تغییرtaghyir
change (noun)
Questions & Answers about آنها میتوانستند طی جلسه از طریق این سامانه دستورالعمل را تغییر دهند.
Is طی in طی جلسه a formal word, and how does it connect to جلسه?
Yes, طی (during/throughout) is a formal preposition. It connects to the following noun using the ezafe vowel sound, so it is pronounced tayy-e jalaseh. In everyday spoken Farsi, you would more commonly hear در طول جلسه (dar tul-e jalaseh) or simply توی جلسه (tu-ye jalaseh) for "in the meeting".
How exactly does از طریق translate to "via", and do I need an ezafe after it?
از طریق literally means "from the way of" but is used formally to mean "via" or "by means of". Because it is a compound preposition, it requires an ezafe to connect to the next word. So, از طریق این سامانه is pronounced az tarigh-e in samaneh.
Why is the main verb تغییر دهند in the present subjunctive when the sentence is in the past tense ("They could")?
In Farsi, when using a modal verb like "can" or "want", the second verb (the action) is almost always in the present subjunctive, even if the modal verb is in the past tense. Here, میتوانستند (they were able to) is in the past, but it still triggers the present subjunctive تغییر دهند (that they change) for the main action.
The word for guideline, دستورالعمل, looks unusually long. What are its parts?
It is a compound word using an Arabic structure. It combines دستور (order/instruction), ال (the Arabic word for "the"), and عمل (action/practice). Together, it literally means "instructions for action," which translates as "guideline" or "procedure".
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