Breakdown of این دستاورد بزرگ آیندهی بشر را تغییر میدهد.
این
this
بزرگbozorg
big / large
راrâ
definite direct object marker
تغییر دادنtaghyir dâdan
to change
آیندهâyande
future / next
دستاوردdastâvard
achievement
بشرbashar
humanity
Questions & Answers about این دستاورد بزرگ آیندهی بشر را تغییر میدهد.
How would I apply this lesson's grammar to say 'This great achievement is on the verge of changing the future of humanity'?
You would use در شرف (dar shorof-e) or در آستانهی (dar âstâne-ye) followed by the long infinitive of the verb. The conjugated verb تغییر میدهد must change into its infinitive form, تغییر دادن. The sentence becomes: این دستاورد بزرگ در شرف تغییر دادن آیندهی بشر است. Notice how the phrase now ends with the 'to be' verb (است).
The word for 'achievement' (دستاورد) looks like a compound word. What is it made of?
You spotted it! It combines دست (hand) and آورد (the past stem of آوردن, meaning 'to bring'). Literally, it means something 'brought by hand', which beautifully translates to an 'achievement', 'outcome', or 'accomplishment' that you've worked for.
Why does را (râ) come after بشر (humanity) instead of right after آینده (future), since the 'future' is what is being changed?
In Farsi, the specific direct object marker را must always be placed at the very end of the entire noun phrase. Because 'the future of humanity' is a single noun phrase linked by the Ezafe (آیندهی بشر), the را waits until the end of that Ezafe chain to attach itself.
Could I use عوض کردن (avaz kardan) instead of تغییر دادن (taghyir dâdan) here?
Grammatically, yes, as both mean 'to change' something and both take a direct object with را. However, تغییر دادن sounds more formal, abstract, and academic, which fits perfectly with a grand concept like 'the future of humanity'. عوض کردن is more common in everyday, tangible speech (like changing your clothes, changing a tire, or swapping items).
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