Breakdown of سخنرانی وزیر پس از دو ساعت پایان یافت.
دوdo
two
ساعتsâ'at
o'clock (the hour)
سخنرانیsokhanrâni
lecture
پس ازpas az
after (in 'pas az')
وزیرvazir
minister
پایان یافتنpâyân yâftan
to end
Questions & Answers about سخنرانی وزیر پس از دو ساعت پایان یافت.
Why is پایان یافت used here instead of a more common verb like تمام شد?
The verb یافتن (to find/obtain) acts as a light verb to create formal compound verbs showing a change of state. While تمام شد is the everyday way to say a process ended, پایان یافت is much more formal. It perfectly fits the elevated register used for news broadcasts or official events like a minister's speech.
How exactly does the light verb یافتن function in the compound پایان یافت?
Literally, it translates to "found an end." In this inchoative structure, an abstract noun (like پایان, meaning "end") pairs with یافتن to describe a subject entering a new state or condition. The speech isn't physically finding an object; rather, it is acquiring the state of being finished.
If I wanted to say "The minister ended the speech," could I still use پایان یافتن?
No, because یافتن in this context makes the verb intransitive, meaning the subject undergoes the change itself (the speech "finds an end"). To express that someone actively finished something, you must switch to a causative light verb like دادن (to give). You would say وزیر به سخنرانی پایان داد (The minister gave an end to the speech).
Is the preposition پس از different from the standard بعد از?
They both mean "after" and are grammatically interchangeable, but پس از belongs to a higher, more literary or journalistic register. Just like the formal verb پایان یافت, using پس از instead of the everyday بعد از keeps the tone of the sentence consistently professional and formal.
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