Word
میگویند فلان نجیبزاده و بهمان سیاستمدار درگیر یک رسوایی شدهاند.
Meaning
They say such-and-such an aristocrat and such-and-such a politician have become involved in a scandal.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of میگویند فلان نجیبزاده و بهمان سیاستمدار درگیر یک رسوایی شدهاند.
و
and
یکyek
one / a, an
گفتنgoftan
to say / to tell
شدنshodan
to become
Questions & Answers about میگویند فلان نجیبزاده و بهمان سیاستمدار درگیر یک رسوایی شدهاند.
How are فلان and بهمان being used together in this sentence?
فلان means "such-and-such" or "so-and-so," used as a placeholder when a specific name isn't known or shouldn't be mentioned. It is very common to pair it with بهمان, which means exactly the same thing, to list multiple unspecified people or things, much like saying "such-and-such and so-and-so" in English.
Is there an ezafe connecting فلان to نجیبزاده?
No. When فلان or بهمان is used as a determiner modifying a noun, it sits directly before the noun without an ezafe. You say فلان نجیبزاده (folân najib-zâdeh), never adding an ezafe in between.
How is the word نجیبزاده formed?
It is made of نجیب, meaning "noble" or "decent," and the suffix ـزاده, meaning "born of." Put together, it literally means "noble-born," which translates to "aristocrat." You will see this suffix at the end of many Farsi surnames too.
Why is the present perfect شدهاند used here rather than the simple past شدند?
Using the present perfect translates to "have become involved." It emphasizes that the scandal is an ongoing, relevant issue right now, which fits perfectly after میگویند (they say). If you used the simple past شدند, it would sound more like a finished event from the past with less impact on the present.