Word
قاضی عادل و صالح همیشه حقیقت را میگوید.
Meaning
A just and righteous judge always tells the truth.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of قاضی عادل و صالح همیشه حقیقت را میگوید.
و
and
گفتنgoftan
to say / to tell
همیشهhamishe
always
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about قاضی عادل و صالح همیشه حقیقت را میگوید.
How do عادل and صالح demonstrate the Arabic active participle pattern taught in this lesson?
Both words follow the exact Fâ'el pattern (C1-â-C2-e-C3), which creates an agent noun or adjective meaning 'the one who does an action'. عادل comes from the root '-d-l (justice) and means 'just' or 'one who acts justly'. صالح comes from s-l-h (righteousness) and means 'righteous' or 'one who acts rightly'.
Is قاضی also an active participle even though it doesn't end in a consonant like the standard Fâ'el pattern?
Yes! قاضی is an active participle meaning 'judge' (one who judges) from the root q-z-y. Because the third root letter is a weak consonant in Arabic, the standard C1-â-C2-e-C3 pattern shifts in Farsi to end in an 'i' sound instead of '-eh' plus a consonant. You will see this same shift in other common agent nouns like حامی (supporter) or راوی (narrator).
Where does the Ezafe go when linking multiple adjectives with و (and) like in this sentence?
You only place the Ezafe on the noun being modified, not between the adjectives. In قاضی عادل و صالح, the phrase is pronounced qâzi-ye 'âdel va sâleh. The Ezafe ('-ye', because the noun ends in a vowel) links the noun to the entire connected phrase of adjectives.
Why does حقیقت (truth) take the direct object marker را here?
In Farsi, abstract nouns often act as specific, definite objects when we refer to them as a totality or a specific instance. Here, the judge is telling 'the truth' (a definite concept in opposition to a lie), which acts as the direct object of . Therefore, Farsi requires to show it is the specific direct object.