Word
آن شایعه کاملاً بیاساس است. در حقیقت، واقعیت عملاً متضاد آن است.
Meaning
That rumor is completely baseless. Actually, the reality is practically the opposite of it.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of آن شایعه کاملاً بیاساس است. در حقیقت، واقعیت عملاً متضاد آن است.
است
is
آن
that
شایعهshâye'e
rumor
کاملاًkâmelan
completely
Questions & Answers about آن شایعه کاملاً بیاساس است. در حقیقت، واقعیت عملاً متضاد آن است.
How does the discourse marker dar haqiqat work to correct the preceding statement here?
It acts as a pivot. The first sentence dismisses the rumor, and dar haqiqat (in truth / actually) signals that the speaker is about to replace that false premise with the factual opposite. It functions identically to "actually" or "as a matter of fact" in English when pivoting from a misconception to reality.
We see dar haqiqat (in truth) right next to vâqe'iyyat (reality). Why not use the lesson's other focus phrase, dar vâqe', here?
Because dar vâqe' and vâqe'iyyat share the exact same Arabic root. Placing them side-by-side (dar vâqe', vâqe'iyyat...) would sound repetitive and clunky. Using dar haqiqat as the discourse marker maintains the meaning ("actually") while creating a much more elegant and natural-sounding sentence.
Notice the adverbs kâmelan (completely) and amalan (practically). What is the grammatical pattern here?
Both use the Arabic tanvin suffix (-an), which is used extensively in formal and everyday Farsi to turn nouns or adjectives into adverbs. Kâmel (complete) becomes kâmelan (completely), and amal (action/practice) becomes amalan (practically / in practice).
Why does the phrase motazâd-e ân (the opposite of it) just use the ezafe instead of a preposition?