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رویهمرفته، این راهبرد زیانده بود و ما آن را لغو کردیم.
Meaning
On the whole, this strategy was loss-making and we canceled it.
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Questions & Answers about رویهمرفته، این راهبرد زیانده بود و ما آن را لغو کردیم.
How does the phrase رویهمرفته literally mean 'on the whole'?
It literally translates to 'gone on each other' or 'stacked on top of each other' (ru-ye = on, ham = each other, rafte = gone/went). It paints a picture of taking all the different factors, piling them up together, and looking at the sum total to draw a conclusion.
How is the adjective زیانده (loss-making) formed, and is this a common pattern?
It is a very common pattern! It combines زیان (loss) with ده (the present stem of دادن, to give). So it literally means 'loss-giving'. You can use the -deh suffix with other nouns to describe something that yields or produces that thing, such as سودده (profitable / profit-giving).
Is there a difference between راهبرد and the loanword استراتژی for 'strategy'?
راهبرد is the native Persian word coined to replace the French loanword استراتژی (estratezhi). As a B2 learner, you should recognize both: راهبرد is heavily used in formal, news, or governmental contexts (like this sentence), while استراتژی is still extremely common in everyday business conversations.
Could I use a pronoun suffix on the verb here instead of saying آن را?
Yes, absolutely. Using the independent pronoun and object marker آن را is slightly more formal and clearly separates the object. In everyday speech, Iranians would almost always drop and attach the pronoun suffix to the noun part of the compound verb, saying (we canceled it).