Breakdown of در آن حادثه جمجمهی بدلکار صدمه دید.
آن
that
درdar
in
حادثهhâdese
incident
بدلکارbadalkâr
stunt double
صدمه دیدنsadme didan
to get injured
جمجمهjomjome
skull
Questions & Answers about در آن حادثه جمجمهی بدلکار صدمه دید.
Why is there a ی at the end of جمجمه (skull) before the next word?
Because جمجمه (jomjome) ends in a silent 'e' (the letter ه). When a Farsi word ends in a silent 'e' or a vowel, the connecting 'Ezâfe' sound used to link nouns becomes '-ye' instead of just '-e'. To show this in writing, a ی is added, making جمجمهی بدلکار (the stunt double's skull).
Why does the sentence use the verb دید (saw) for 'was injured'?
In Farsi, suffering an injury is usually expressed with the compound verb صدمه دیدن (sadame didan), which literally translates to 'to see damage' or 'to see injury'. Because the skull is the subject that 'saw damage', the verb is conjugated in the simple past as صدمه دید.
How would I use this lesson's grammar to say 'The stunt double's skull might have been injured'?
You would start with a phrase indicating past possibility, like ممکن بود (momken bud - it was possible). Then, you must change the main verb from the simple past (صدمه دید) into the past subjunctive (صدمه دیده باشد). The full sentence becomes: ممکن بود در آن حادثه جمجمهی بدلکار صدمه دیده باشد.
Could I put در آن حادثه (in that incident) later in the sentence?
Yes, Farsi word order is quite flexible. While putting the setting at the very beginning is a natural way to set the scene, you could also place it right after the subject: جمجمهی بدلکار در آن حادثه صدمه دید. Both structures sound perfectly natural.
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