Breakdown of این یک اقدام قانونی برای ابطال حکم است.
است
is
این
this
یکyek
one / a, an
برایbarâye
for
حکمhokm
verdict
اقدامeqdâm
action / measure / proceeding
قانونیqânuni
legal
ابطالebtâl
annulment / voiding
Questions & Answers about این یک اقدام قانونی برای ابطال حکم است.
The current lesson focuses on the eqdâm be construction. Why does this sentence use برای instead of به after اقدام?
Because here, اقدام is acting as a standard standalone noun meaning a step or measure, rather than as part of the compound verb اقدام کردن به (to take action to). It is modified by the adjective قانونی (legal). To connect this noun phrase to its purpose, Farsi uses the preposition برای (for), meaning a legal step for the annulment.
Could we rephrase this sentence using the lesson's target structure اقدام به?
Yes, if we change the meaning slightly to express the actual taking of an action. For example, to say 'They took legal action to annul the verdict', you would use به to connect the verb directly to the verbal noun: آنها به ابطال حکم اقدام قانونی کردند. Our example sentence is purely descriptive (This is a legal step...), which is why it avoids the active compound verb structure.
Is ابطال a noun or an infinitive here?
ابطال is an Arabic-derived verbal noun meaning annulment or cancellation. In Farsi, these verbal nouns often function just like long infinitives in action-focus constructions, representing the concept of the action itself. Here, it is linked directly to its target using an ezafe: ابطالِ حکم (annulment of the verdict).
Where do the unseen ezafe syllables fall in the phrase اقدام قانونی برای ابطال حکم?
There are three ezafe links here. The first links the noun to its adjective: اقدامِ قانونی (eqdâm-e qânuni). The second is structurally required by the preposition: برایِ (barâ-ye). The third links the verbal noun to the target of the action: ابطالِ حکم (ebtâl-e hokm).
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