Breakdown of لازم است که برای دومین بخش یک ماسک بخریم.
است
is
یکyek
one / a, an
برایbarâye
for
خریدنkharidan
to buy
کهke
that (conjunction)
بخشbakhsh
section
دومینdovvomin
second (before noun)
لازمlâzem
necessary
ماسکmâsk
mask
لازم استlâzem ast
it is necessary (that), one must
Questions & Answers about لازم است که برای دومین بخش یک ماسک بخریم.
Why is the verb بخریم (bekharim) in the subjunctive form here?
The phrase لازم است (it is necessary) is an impersonal expression of necessity. Whenever you use impersonal phrases to say something is necessary or possible, the following verb (the action that needs to happen) must be placed in the present subjunctive.
How exactly is the subjunctive verb بخریم formed in this sentence?
It comes from the infinitive خریدن (kharidan - to buy). To build the present subjunctive, you take the prefix بـ (be-), add the present stem خر (-khar-), and attach the personal ending for 'we', which is ـیم (-im).
Do I always have to use که (ke) after لازم است?
No. In everyday spoken Farsi, که (that) is very often dropped, so you will frequently hear just لازم است برای instead. However, including it is grammatically correct and standard in written or formal Farsi.
I learned that the word for 'second' is دوم (dovom). Why are we using دومین (dovomin) here, and why does it come before the noun?
Farsi has two ways to form ordinal numbers. Numbers ending in ـُم (-om), like دوم, come after the noun and use the ezâfe connector (like بخشِ دوم). Numbers ending in ـُمین (-omin), like دومین, come right before the noun and do not take an ezâfe (like دومین بخش). Both mean the exact same thing and are used interchangeably!
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