Breakdown of گویا نگه داشتن ذخایر دژ بر عهدهی شماست.
شما
you (plural)
بودنbudan
to be
نگه داشتنnegah dâshtan
to keep, to hold
گویاguyâ
as if / it seems
دژdezh
fortress / castle (stronghold)
بر عهدهbar 'ohde
on the responsibility of / in charge of
ذخایرzakhâyer
reserves / supplies
Questions & Answers about گویا نگه داشتن ذخایر دژ بر عهدهی شماست.
Can we use be ohde-ye instead of bar ohde-ye in this sentence?
Yes, they are completely interchangeable. Both bar ohde-ye and be ohde-ye mean "the responsibility of." Bar is slightly more formal or literary than be, which fits nicely with the historical tone of words like dezh (fortress).
How does the phrase negah dashtan-e zakhayer-e dezh work together as the subject?
Persian uses the full infinitive negah dashtan (to keep) much like an English gerund ("keeping"). It connects to its object (zakhayer) and the possessor (dezh) using an Ezafe chain. Literally, it translates to "the keeping of the reserves of the fortress."
Is the adverb guya interchangeable with be nazar miresad (it seems)?
They have very similar meanings, but their grammar differs. Because guya is an adverb, you can just place it at the start of the sentence. If you used be nazar miresad, you would typically need to follow it with the conjunction keh (that) and form a subordinate clause.
Is zakhayer a broken plural? What is its singular form?
Yes, zakhayer (reserves/stores) is an Arabic broken plural. Its singular form in Persian is zakhireh (ذخیره). You will frequently see these broken forms in formal, journalistic, or historical contexts.
Why is the "is" verb attached as shomast instead of being written separately as shoma ast?
When the third-person copula ast (is) follows a word ending in a vowel like shoma, it often drops its initial alef and merges with the word to make pronunciation smoother. This happens in both formal writing and everyday speech.
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