Learn Farsi: روی‌هم‌رفته، همان دلایل متقاعدکننده برای ما کافی است. - On the whole, those same convincing reasons are enough for us.

روی‌هم‌رفته، همان دلایل متقاعدکننده برای ما کافی است.ruye-ham-rafte, hamân dalâyel moteqâedkonande barâye mâ kâfi ast.

On the whole, those same convincing reasons are enough for us.

Breakdown of روی‌هم‌رفته، همان دلایل متقاعدکننده برای ما کافی است.

Questions & Answers about روی‌هم‌رفته، همان دلایل متقاعدکننده برای ما کافی است.

How does the phrase ru-ye ham rafte literally mean "on the whole"?

Ru-ye means "on," ham means "together" or "each other," and rafte means "gone." Literally, it translates to "having gone on top of each other." This creates the image of stacking all your points up to look at them as a single pile, which is why it's used as a discourse marker for "on the whole," "altogether," or "all things considered."

What nuance does hamân add here compared to just using ân (those)?

While ân simply means "that" or "those," adding the prefix ham- creates hamân, which means "that same" or "those same." In this sentence, it shows the speaker is referring back to specific reasons that were already discussed or are mutually known, rather than just pointing out random reasons.

Why is the verb ast (is) singular when the subject is dalâyel (reasons), which is plural?

This is a good reminder of an important Farsi rule: inanimate plural subjects (like reasons, objects, or concepts) almost always take a singular verb. Because dalâyel is not a group of people, the sentence uses the singular ast instead of the plural hastand.

How is the adjective motaqâ'ed-konnande (convincing) constructed?

It comes from the compound verb motaqâ'ed kardan (to convince / to persuade). By dropping kardan (to do/make) and replacing it with its active participle form konnande (doer/maker), the phrase becomes an adjective meaning "convincing" (literally "the maker of persuasion").