Word
مدیر کارمندی را که استعلامش منفی بود، رد کرد.
Meaning
The manager rejected the employee whose background check was negative.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of مدیر کارمندی را که استعلامش منفی بود، رد کرد.
کارمند
employee
بودنbudan
to be
راrâ
definite direct object marker
مدیرmodir
manager
Questions & Answers about مدیر کارمندی را که استعلامش منفی بود، رد کرد.
How does the word استعلام fit into the 'este-C1-C2-â-C3' pattern taught in this lesson?
استعلام follows the Arabic Form X pattern, which usually denotes seeking or requesting something. The three-letter root here is ع ل م, which relates to knowing or information (seen in words like علم for science or معلم for teacher). By putting this root into the este-C1-C2-â-C3 pattern, it literally translates to 'seeking information', which is why it means an inquiry or background check in this context.
Why do we use کارمندی with an indefinite ی if we are talking about a specific employee who got rejected?
In Farsi, when a noun is modified by a restrictive relative clause (introduced by که), it takes the restrictive suffix ی. Even though the manager rejected a specific employee, the ی signals that the noun is about to be defined by the following clause ('an employee who...'). Combined with the definite object marker را, the phrase کارمندی را که translates naturally to 'the employee who(se)'.
How does استعلامش work with the relative pronoun که to mean 'whose background check'?
Farsi does not have a single word for 'whose'. Instead, it uses the relative pronoun که (meaning 'that/who') and attaches a possessive pronoun to the relevant noun inside the clause. Here, که استعلامش literally means 'that his/her background check', which translates elegantly to English as 'whose background check'.
Could the direct object marker را be placed right before instead of after ?