Question 1

The lesson says we can use به with a noun or a long infinitive. Which one is سرکوب here?

Accepted Answer

It is a noun meaning suppression. It connects to دیگران (others) with an invisible ezafe, literally translating to the suppression of others. You could also use the long infinitive سرکوب کردن (to suppress), but using the noun alone is very common and sounds slightly more elegant in written Farsi.

Question 2

I usually see مجبور کردن for the verb to force. Why does this sentence use مجبور ساختن?

Accepted Answer

مجبور ساختن is simply a formal, literary alternative to مجبور کردن. In formal writing or journalism, you will often see ساختن replace کردن in compound verbs. It follows the exact same grammatical rules for compulsion: direct object + را + به + action.

Question 3

Why is the verb negative (نساخته است) when the English translation just says has never forced?

Accepted Answer

In Farsi, negative adverbs like هرگز (never) must always be paired with a negative verb. This double negation is grammatically required, so never forced must be written with the negative verb form as هرگز ... مجبور نساخته است.

Question 4

How is the tense of نساخته است formed in this compound verb?

Accepted Answer

It is the present perfect tense in its negative form. You add the negative prefix نـ to the past participle (ساخته), followed by the present tense of the verb to be (است). It is used here because the custom's lack of forcing started in the past and remains true today.

عرف هرگز کسی را به سرکوب دیگران مجبور نساخته است.

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