Breakdown of سخنگو در این توافق نقش داشت.
این
this
درdar
in
توافقtavâfoq
agreement
سخنگوsokhangu
spokesperson
نقش داشتنnaqsh dâshtan
to play a role, to have a part (in)
Questions & Answers about سخنگو در این توافق نقش داشت.
Why doesn't this sentence use the lesson's grammar point 'be onvân-e' (in the capacity of) to talk about the spokesperson's role?
be onvân-e is used when someone acts as something (e.g., be onvân-e sokhangoo meaning 'in the capacity of a spokesperson'). In this sentence, the spokesperson is just the subject, and the sentence describes their participation using the compound verb naghsh dâshtan (to have a role).
In English, we say the spokesperson 'played' a role. Why does Farsi use the verb 'dâsht' (had)?
In Farsi, when talking about having influence or participating in an event, you 'have' a role (naghsh dâshtan). If you use the Farsi verb for play and say naghsh bâzi kardan, it specifically means acting a part in a movie or play, or faking an emotion.
At this level, I recognize 'goo' from the verb 'goftan' (to say). How exactly is the word 'sokhangoo' constructed?
It is a compound noun made of sokhan (a formal word for speech or words) and goo (the present stem of goftan, to say). A lot of job titles and descriptors in Farsi are built using a noun plus a present stem, literally translating here to 'speech-sayer'.
Can I use 'naghsh dâshtan' for negative roles, like 'played a role in the failure'?
Absolutely. Just like in English, naghsh dâshtan is neutral and can take on positive or negative contexts. For example, dar shekast naghsh dâsht means 'played a role in the defeat'. As you can see in this sentence, it is almost always paired with the preposition dar (in).
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