Breakdown of گوهرشناس عیار را در نظر میگیرد.
راrâ
definite direct object marker
گوهرشناسgowharshenâs
gemologist
عیارayyâr
carat / purity
در نظر گرفتنdar nazar gereftan
to take into account, to consider
Questions & Answers about گوهرشناس عیار را در نظر میگیرد.
This lesson focuses on predicative complements with verbs like dânestan (e.g., considering someone a hero). Why doesn't this sentence use that structure?
Because dar nazar gereftan (to take into consideration) is a standard compound verb, not a transitive verb taking a small clause complement. Here, ayâr (the carat) is simply the direct object. If you wanted to use the lesson's structure to say 'The gemologist considers the carat important,' you would say gohar-shenâs ayâr râ mohem mi-dânad, where mohem (important) acts as the bare complement.
How does the word gohar-shenâs (gemologist) break down structurally?
It combines gohar (jewel or gem) with shenâs, which is the present stem of shenâkhtan (to know/recognize). This -shenâs suffix is extremely common in Farsi for forming titles of experts or scientists, much like '-ologist' in English (for example, ravân-shenâs for psychologist or zist-shenâs for biologist).
Since dar nazar gereftan translates as a single idea ('to take into account'), why does râ split the sentence up by coming right after ayâr?
râ must attach directly to the definite direct object, which is ayâr (the carat). The phrase dar nazar (literally 'in view') belongs to the compound verb. It acts as the fixed prepositional phrase half of dar nazar gereftan. Placing râ anywhere else would break Farsi's rule of marking the exact object being acted upon.
Does ayâr only mean 'carat' for gems and precious metals?