Breakdown of دادستان حکم را به مجرم گفت.
بهbe
to
گفتنgoftan
to say / to tell
راrâ
definite direct object marker
مجرمmojrem
criminal (legal)
حکمhokm
verdict
دادستانdâdsetân
prosecutor
Questions & Answers about دادستان حکم را به مجرم گفت.
How would we rewrite this sentence to say The prosecutor told it to the criminal using the verb enclitics from this lesson?
You would replace the specific direct object حکم را with the third-person enclitic -ash (meaning it). By attaching this directly to the end of the verb, the sentence becomes دادستان به مجرم گفتش.
Is there a trick to remembering the word دادستان?
Yes, breaking it down helps! It is made of داد (an old word for justice) and the suffix -ستان (taker or seeker). A دادستان is literally a justice-seeker, which makes perfect sense for a prosecutor.
Why do we need the word را immediately after حکم?
Because the prosecutor is telling a specific verdict (the verdict rather than just a verdict), it acts as a specific direct object. Farsi requires the object marker را immediately after it to show this relationship to the verb.
The English translation uses the word told, but doesn't the verb گفت mean said?
In Farsi, the verb گفتن covers both saying and telling. When you want to indicate who is receiving the information, you use the preposition به (to) before the person, which literally translates as saying the verdict to the criminal.
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