Breakdown of مدیر او را به عنوان دبیر شرکت منصوب کرد.
او
he/she
شرکتsherkat
company
راrâ
definite direct object marker
مدیرmodir
manager
Questions & Answers about مدیر او را به عنوان دبیر شرکت منصوب کرد.
I see the phrase be onvân in this sentence. Does it need an ezâfe to connect to the role?
Yes, it acts as a preposition meaning 'as' or 'in the capacity of'. It must take the ezâfe to link to the noun phrase that follows it, making it be onvân-e dabir-e sherkat.
In English we can say 'appointed him secretary' without using 'as'. Can we drop be onvân-e in Farsi?
No, Farsi verbs like mansub kardan (to appoint) or entekhâb kardan (to elect) generally require a preposition like be onvân-e to introduce the role. You cannot just place the direct object and the title next to each other.
Why use dabir for secretary here instead of monshi?
monshi refers to an administrative assistant who answers phones and manages schedules. dabir refers to a higher-level official or executive role, like a Corporate Secretary or Secretary General. Since this is an official corporate appointment by the manager, dabir is the proper term.
Could be onvân-e dabir-e sherkat come before u râ in the sentence?
It is grammatically possible, but placing the specific direct object (u râ) before the prepositional phrase is the standard and most natural word order in Farsi. Moving u râ to right before the verb would sound a bit clumsy.