Questions & Answers about غذای منقضی به معدومسازی نیاز دارد.
How could we rewrite this sentence to say the food 'is subjected to destruction' using this lesson's formal passive structure?
You would replace the verb phrase with moured-e + the verbal noun + qarâr gereftan. The phrase becomes moured-e ma'dum-sâzi qarâr migirad. The full sentence would be ghazâ-ye monghazi moured-e ma'dum-sâzi qarâr migirad, which is highly formal and typical of official health or legal guidelines.
How is the word ma'dum-sâzi (destruction) formed?
It comes from the Arabic-derived word ma'dum (non-existent or annihilated) combined with the Persian suffix -sâzi (making or doing). This suffix turns an adjective or noun into a verbal noun. So it literally translates to the act of making something non-existent.
Why is there a be before ma'dum-sâzi?
The compound verb niyâz dâshtan (to need or to have a need) requires the preposition be (to) to connect to the object being needed. In Farsi, you literally say that something has a need 'to' something else.
Is monghazi used for all types of expired things, like a passport or a contract?
Yes, monghazi is a formal and versatile word for anything that has expired, including food, visas, passports, and legal contracts. In everyday casual conversation about food, however, you are more likely to hear the compound adjective târikh-gozashte (literally 'date-passed').