Breakdown of دبیر و خزانهدار از میانجی خواستند که کمک کند.
و
and
ازaz
from
کمک کردنkomak kardan
to help
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
Questions & Answers about دبیر و خزانهدار از میانجی خواستند که کمک کند.
How would we apply this lesson's grammar to say they asked the mediator 'as a friend'?
You would use به عنوان (be onvân-e) right before the role or capacity. For example, you could say دبیر و خزانهدار از میانجی به عنوان یک دوست خواستند (the secretary and treasurer asked the mediator as a friend).
Why does the sentence use از (az) right before میانجی (miyānji)?
In Farsi, when you ask or request someone to do something, you use the verb خواستن (khāstan) paired with the preposition از (az - from). Literally, they 'wanted from the mediator' that he help.
Why is the second verb کمک کند (komak konad) instead of the indicative کمک میکند (komak mikonad)?
Because of the first verb. When a verb expresses a wish, request, or command (like خواستند - they asked), the following connected verb must be in the subjunctive mood. The phrase که کمک کند essentially means 'that he/she help'.
How is the word خزانهدار (khazānedār) constructed?
It is made of خزانه (khazāne), meaning 'treasury' or 'vault', and the suffix دار (-dār), which means 'keeper' or 'holder' (from the root for 'to have'). A خزانهدار is literally a 'treasury keeper' or treasurer.
In other contexts, what else can دبیر (dabir) mean?