Breakdown of این جنایت آنقدر اسرارآمیز بود که گمانهزنی در مورد آن هرگز پایان نیافت.
این
this
آن
that
بودنbudan
to be
هرگزhargez
never
کهke
that (conjunction)
در موردdar mored
about / regarding
آنقدرânghadr
so (much) / to such a degree
پایان یافتنpâyân yâftan
to end
اسرارآمیزasrârâmiz
mysterious (full of secrets)
جنایتjenâyat
crime (major, felony)
گمانهزنیgomâne-zani
speculation
Questions & Answers about این جنایت آنقدر اسرارآمیز بود که گمانهزنی در مورد آن هرگز پایان نیافت.
How would the verb پایان نیافت change if we used the Negative Present Perfect Subjunctive taught in this lesson (e.g., 'might not have ended')?
In this sentence, the verb is in the negative simple past: نیافت (did not end). To apply this lesson's grammar and say 'might not have ended', you would use the negative past participle نیافته plus the present subjunctive of 'to be' (باشد), resulting in: پایان نیافته باشد (pâyân nayâfte bâshad).
What are the components of the word اسرارآمیز (mysterious)?
It is a compound adjective. اسرار (asrâr) is the Arabic broken plural of سر (serr, 'secret'). آمیز (âmiz) is the present stem of the verb آمیختن (âmikhtan, 'to mix' or 'to mingle'). So, the word literally translates to 'mixed with secrets'.
How is the noun گمانهزنی (speculation) formed?
It combines گمانه (gomâne, 'guess' or 'supposition') with زنی (zani), which comes from the verb زدن (zadan, 'to hit/strike'). Just as 'to guess' is often expressed with the compound verb گمانه زدن (gomâne zadan), adding the ـی (-i) suffix creates the verbal noun meaning 'guessing' or 'speculation'.
How does the آنقدر ... که structure function in this sentence?
It is a correlative conjunction structure meaning 'so [adjective/adverb] that...'. Here, آنقدر (ân-ghadr, literally 'that amount') is paired with که (ke, 'that') to show a cause and effect: 'was so mysterious that...' (آنقدر اسرارآمیز بود که).
Could we use درباره آن instead of در مورد آن for 'about it'?
Yes, they are essentially interchangeable. Both در موردِ (dar movred-e) and دربارهی (darbâre-ye) mean 'about' or 'regarding'. در موردِ is slightly more formal, which perfectly fits the serious context of a crime (جنایت) and speculation (گمانهزنی).
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