Breakdown of چرا گریه میکنی؟ برای امتحان فردا نگران نباش.
بودنbudan
to be
برایbarâye
for
فرداfardâ
tomorrow
امتحانemtehân
exam
چراcherâ
why
گریه کردنgerye kardan
to cry
نگرانnegarân
worried
Questions & Answers about چرا گریه میکنی؟ برای امتحان فردا نگران نباش.
How is the negative imperative formed in the word نباش?
The verb for "to be" has the present stem باش (bash). To tell someone not to do something (the negative imperative), we add the negative prefix نـ (na-) to the stem. Since this is addressed to a single person informally, we do not add any personal ending. So, نـ + باش becomes نباش (nabash), meaning "do not be".
Why does the sentence use برای (for) to say "worried about"?
In Farsi, adjectives and verbs often pair with specific prepositions that differ from English. While in English you are worried "about" something, in Farsi you are worried "for" it. Therefore, the adjective نگران (worried) pairs with the preposition برای (for).
Does گریه میکنی mean "you cry" or "you are crying"?
It means "you are crying" here, but it can mean both! Farsi uses the prefix می (mi-) for both general habits (you cry) and actions happening right now (you are crying). Context tells us which one it is. Note that it is a compound verb made of the noun گریه (crying) and the verb کردن (to do).
How are the words connected in امتحان فردا (tomorrow's exam)?
They are connected by the ezafe, which is a short "-e" sound added to the end of the first word. Spoken as امتحانِ فردا (emtehan-e farda), it literally translates to "exam of tomorrow". The ezafe links a noun to the word that describes or owns it.
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