Breakdown of شیر امروز مورد نمونهبرداری قرار گرفت.
امروزemruz
today
شیرshir
milk
موردmored
case, instance / object of (in 'mored-e ... qarâr gereftan')
قرار گرفتنgharâr gereftan
Questions & Answers about شیر امروز مورد نمونهبرداری قرار گرفت.
How does the مورد ... قرار گرفتن structure make this sentence passive?
This structure is a formal way to express that a subject underwent an action. Instead of using a standard passive verb, Farsi uses مورد (moured-e) plus a verbal noun—here, نمونهبرداری (nemouneh-bardâri, sampling)—followed by the verb قرار گرفت (qarâr gereft, literally 'took position' or 'settled'). It translates literally to 'was placed in the subject of sampling.'
Where exactly does the ezâfe go in this specific formal passive construction?
The ezâfe is placed directly on the word مورد to link it to the verbal noun that follows. It is pronounced moured-e nemouneh-bardâri. You do not add an ezâfe after the verbal noun before the final verb قرار گرفت.
How is the verbal noun نمونهبرداری (nemouneh-bardâri) formed?
It is a compound verbal noun. It combines نمونه (nemouneh), meaning 'sample' or 'example', with برداری (bardâri), which is derived from the verb برداشتن (bardâshtan, to take or pick up). Together, it literally means 'sample-taking'.
شیر (shir) famously has multiple meanings. Is there a grammatical clue that it means 'milk' here?
No, it is entirely based on real-world context! شیر can mean milk, lion, or a water tap, and the grammar is identical for all three. While you could technically subject a lion or a tap to 'sampling', food and safety testing makes 'milk' the most logical translation in this sentence.