Breakdown of به عبارت دیگر، سخنگو میخواهد به عنوان میانجی عمل کند.
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
عمل کردنamal kardan
to act (on) / to practice
به عبارت دیگرbe ebârat-e digar
in other words
به عنوانbe onvân
as / in the capacity of (role)
سخنگوsokhangu
spokesperson
میانجیmiyânji
mediator
Questions & Answers about به عبارت دیگر، سخنگو میخواهد به عنوان میانجی عمل کند.
Why do we use the ezafe in be onvân-e miyânji?
The phrase be onvân-e is a compound preposition meaning "as" or "in the capacity of". It literally translates to "by the title of", so it requires an ezafe to connect it to the noun that follows it, which in this case is miyânji (mediator).
How is the word sokhangu (spokesperson) formed?
It is a compound noun made up of sokhan (speech or words) and gu. Gu is the present stem of the verb goftan (to say). So, a sokhangu is literally a "speech-sayer" or spokesperson.
Why is the final verb amal konad in the subjunctive mood?
Because of the verb mi-xâhad (wants). In Farsi, when you express wanting to do an action, the second verb must be in the subjunctive. Instead of an infinitive like "wants to act", Farsi essentially says "wants that they might act" (mixâhad ... amal konad).
Is be ebârat-e digar the standard way to say "in other words"?
Yes, it is a very common set phrase. Ebârat means "expression" or "phrase", and digar means "other". They are connected by an ezafe (ebârat-e digar). You can use it at the start of a sentence exactly as you would in English.
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