Breakdown of این شاعر سرشناس سال گذشته درگذشت.
این
this
سالsâl
year
گذشتهgozashte
past / last
شاعرshâ'er
poet
Questions & Answers about این شاعر سرشناس سال گذشته درگذشت.
How is the word سرشناس (prominent) constructed?
It is a compound adjective made of سر (head) and شناس (the present stem of شناختن, to know or recognize). It literally evokes the idea of someone whose head is easily recognized in a crowd, which is a helpful way to remember that it means prominent, renowned, or well-known.
Why use the verb درگذشت instead of مرد or فوت کرد?
درگذشت is a formal, highly respectful way to say someone passed away, created by attaching the prefix در to گذشتن (to pass). Since this sentence discusses a prominent figure, this elevated register is much more appropriate than the blunt مرد (died), and it is often preferred over the Arabic-derived فوت کرد in journalistic and literary Farsi.
If we added a second sentence saying he was buried in Shiraz, would we use او or the formal pronoun وی?
This is the exact type of context where you would use وی. Because the tone is already established as formal and journalistic by the respectful verb درگذشت, referring back to the poet with وی instead of the everyday او maintains that professional, elevated register perfectly.
Why is there no preposition like در (in) before سال گذشته (last year)?
In Farsi, adverbial phrases of time like سال گذشته (last year) or ماه بعد (next month) usually connect directly to the rest of the sentence without needing a preposition. While it is not strictly wrong to say , dropping the preposition is extremely common and sounds much more natural.