Breakdown of برد و باخت در این بازی مهم نیست.
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
درdar
in
مهمmohemm
important
بازیbâzi
game
برد و باختbord o bâkht
winning and losing
Questions & Answers about برد و باخت در این بازی مهم نیست.
How is the compound noun برد و باخت (bord o bâkht) formed?
It is a coordinate compound noun made by combining the bare past stems of two opposite verbs. bord comes from bordan (to win) and bâkht comes from bâkhtan (to lose). Joined by the conjunction و (and), they create a single abstract noun meaning winning and losing.
Why does the sentence use the singular verb nist when winning and losing are two things?
In Farsi, compound subjects that represent a single collective idea (like the general concept of an outcome) take a singular verb. Additionally, inanimate subjects generally take singular verbs in Farsi anyway, even if they are plural in meaning.
The translation says do not matter, but what does مهم نیست (mohem nist) literally mean?
It literally means is not important. Farsi typically expresses that something does not matter by simply stating that it is not important using the adjective mohem.
Is the conjunction و pronounced as va or o in this compound noun?
In coordinate compound nouns like this, the و is virtually always pronounced as a short o. This helps bind the two past stems together into a single, smooth spoken unit: bord-o-bâkht.
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