Breakdown of چرا به جای گفتن حقیقت، تجاهل میکنی؟
گفتنgoftan
to say / to tell
کردنkardan
to do / to make
چراcherâ
why
حقیقتhaqiqat
truth
به جایbe jâ-ye
instead of
تجاهلtajâhol
feigning ignorance
Questions & Answers about چرا به جای گفتن حقیقت، تجاهل میکنی؟
What is the root of تجاهل (tajâhol) and how does it create the meaning of "feigning ignorance"?
It comes from the Arabic root ج-ه-ل (j-h-l), which deals with ignorance (you might recognize it from جاهل, meaning "ignorant"). When these root consonants are plugged into the ta-C1-â-C2-o-C3 pattern (ta-j-â-h-o-l), the resulting noun takes on the sense of pretense, meaning faking or pretending to have the root trait.
How does the Arabic noun تجاهل become an active verb in this Farsi sentence?
Like most Arabic verbal nouns imported into Farsi, it needs an auxiliary "light" verb to express an action. Here, it pairs with کردن (to do) to form the compound verb تجاهل کردن. In the sentence, it is conjugated in the present continuous/habitual form for "you": تجاهل میکنی (you are feigning ignorance).
Why do we use the infinitive گفتن (to tell) rather than a conjugated verb after به جای?
به جای (instead of) acts as a preposition here. In Farsi, you can place an infinitive directly after a preposition to function as a verbal noun. It works exactly like the English gerund "telling" in the phrase "instead of telling."
Is there an Ezafe between گفتن and حقیقت?
Yes, it is pronounced goftan-e haghighat. Because the infinitive گفتن is acting as a noun in this sentence, it links to its object (حقیقت) using the Ezafe. You can think of it literally as "the telling of the truth."
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