Breakdown of ما با غرض انتقاد نمیکنیم، بلکه این اتهام را انکار میکنیم.
ما
we
این
this
باbâ
with
راrâ
definite direct object marker
انکار کردنenkâr kardan
to deny
بلکهbalke
but also / but rather
انتقاد کردنenteghâd kardan
to criticize
غرضgharaz
malice / ulterior motive
اتهامettehâm
accusation
Questions & Answers about ما با غرض انتقاد نمیکنیم، بلکه این اتهام را انکار میکنیم.
Why use بلکه (balkeh) here instead of اما (ammā) or ولی (vali) for "but"?
بلکه is used specifically to correct a previous negative statement. Since the first half of the sentence says what we are NOT doing (criticizing), بلکه steps in to mean "but rather" or "on the contrary," introducing the true action (denying). You use it to replace a negated fact with a new one.
Why is را (rā) used after این اتهام (in ettehām)?
را marks the specific direct object of a sentence. Because you are denying a specific, identified thing ("this" accusation, rather than just any accusation), the phrase این اتهام requires را to connect it to the verb انکار میکنیم (we deny).
How does با غرض (bā gharaz) translate to "out of malice"?
Literally, با means "with" and غرض means "bias", "ulterior motive", or "malice". While in English you might say you do something "out of" malice, Farsi naturally expresses this as doing it "with" malice.
How does the negation work in the verb انتقاد نمیکنیم (enteqād nemi-konim)?
انتقاد کردن (to criticize) is a compound verb. To make it negative, the prefix نـ (ne-) attaches directly to the conjugated verbal part (میکنیم), making it نمیکنیم. The non-verbal noun part (انتقاد) stays completely separate and unchanged.
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