Breakdown of ما باید همیشه قانون را رعایت کنیم.
ما
we
همیشهhamishe
always
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بایدbâyad
must
قانونqânun
law
رعایت کردنre'âyat kardan
to follow
Questions & Answers about ما باید همیشه قانون را رعایت کنیم.
Why doesn't باید have an ending that matches ما (we)?
باید (must) is an impersonal modal verb. This means it never changes form, no matter who is doing the action. We know 'we' are the ones who must do it because the main verb at the end of the sentence, رعایت کنیم, has the 'we' ending.
Why is the main verb رعایت کنیم and not رعایت میکنیم?
Because it follows باید (must). After باید, the main verb has to be in the subjunctive form. For compound verbs that use کردن (to do), you form the subjunctive simply by dropping the می prefix and keeping the personal ending. So رعایت میکنیم (we follow) becomes رعایت کنیم (that we follow).
Why is the word را used after قانون (law)?
را is the specific direct object marker. Because we are talking about following 'the law' (a specific, known concept), Farsi requires را to show that قانون is the exact thing receiving the action of being followed.
Does رعایت کردن literally translate to 'to follow'?
It is a compound verb that more closely means 'to observe,' 'to respect,' or 'to abide by.' In Farsi, you don't use the verb for physically walking behind someone when talking about rules; you use رعایت کردن.
Could I put همیشه (always) at the end of the sentence?
No, the main verb (رعایت کنیم) must go at the very end of the sentence. Time words like همیشه usually go early in the sentence, often right after the subject or a modal verb like باید.
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