Breakdown of به دلیل تبعیض، مدیران کارمندان را به سکوت مجبور ساختند.
کارمند
employee
بهbe
to
راrâ
definite direct object marker
مدیرmodir
manager
دلیلdalil
reason
سکوتsokut
silence
مجبورmajbur
forced, obliged
ساختنsâkhtan
to make (causative light verb)
تبعیضtab'iz
discrimination
Questions & Answers about به دلیل تبعیض، مدیران کارمندان را به سکوت مجبور ساختند.
How does the structure of forcing someone to do something work in this sentence?
It uses the compound verb majbur sâkhtan (to force or compel) alongside the direct object kârmandân râ (the employees). This is followed by the preposition be (to or into) and the noun sokut (silence). Literally, it translates to making the employees compelled to silence.
The current lesson mentions using be plus a Long Infinitive. Could we use an infinitive instead of the noun sokut here?
Yes! Instead of the noun sokut, you could use the long infinitive of its compound verb, making the phrase be sokut kardan (to keeping silent). Using either a noun or a long infinitive after be are both perfectly natural ways to express compulsion in Farsi.
Is there a difference between using majbur sâkhtan and majbur kardan?
They mean the exact same thing, but majbur sâkhtan is slightly more formal. In higher-level written Farsi, you will frequently see sâkhtan (which literally means to make or to build) replacing kardan in common compound verbs to elevate the tone of the sentence.
Is there a hidden ezafe between dalil and tab'iz?
Yes, it is pronounced be dalil-e tab'iz. The phrase be dalil (due to or for the reason of) acts as a preposition and requires the ezafe vowel to grammatically link it to the noun that follows it, which in this case is tab'iz (discrimination).
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