Breakdown of با وجود اینکه مرمت سخت بود، یک لغزش نیز پیدا نشد.
بودنbudan
to be
یکyek
one / a, an
سختsakht
difficult / hard
پیدا شدنpeydâ shodan
to be found
Questions & Answers about با وجود اینکه مرمت سخت بود، یک لغزش نیز پیدا نشد.
How does نیز work in this sentence to mean "even" instead of its usual meaning of "also"?
When you combine یک (one) + a noun + نیز + a negative verb, Farsi creates an emphatic negation meaning "not even one". Here, یک لغزش نیز پیدا نشد translates literally as "one slip also wasn't found," which delivers the strong meaning of "not even one slip was found." Note that using نیز this way is quite formal; in everyday speech, you would usually hear حتی یک لغزش هم.
Why do we need اینکه after با وجود at the beginning of the sentence?
The phrase با وجود means "despite" and must be followed by a noun or noun phrase (like "despite the hard restoration"). Because what follows here is a full clause with its own conjugated verb (مرمت سخت بود - "the restoration was difficult"), you must add اینکه (literally "this that") to turn it into "despite the fact that" so the grammar links up correctly.
Is پیدا نشد a true passive verb here?
Yes! The active compound verb is پیدا کردن (to find). To make a compound verb formed with کردن passive, you replace the "light verb" auxiliary with شدن (to become/to be). Therefore, پیدا نشد is the negative simple past tense of the passive verb پیدا شدن (to be found).
Does لغزش always mean a metaphorical "slip" or mistake?
Not always, though the metaphorical use is very common. It comes from the verb (to slip/slide). While it can definitely refer to a physical slip (like slipping on an icy sidewalk), it is frequently used in formal contexts to mean a blunder, error, or lapse in judgment—such as a flaw in this restoration work.