Breakdown of شطرنج را بیشتر دوست داری یا تختهنرد را؟ شاید امروز بازی کنیم.
امروزemruz
today
بازی کردنbâzi kardan
to play
دوست داشتنdust dâshtan
to like / to love
راrâ
definite direct object marker
شایدshâyad
maybe
یاyâ
or
بیشترbishtar
more / most (of)
شطرنجshatranj
chess
تختهنردtakhte-nard
backgammon
Questions & Answers about شطرنج را بیشتر دوست داری یا تختهنرد را؟ شاید امروز بازی کنیم.
Why is the verb bâzi konim instead of bâzi mikonim?
Because of the word shâyad (perhaps/might). When you use shâyad to say something might happen, the verb that follows must be in the present subjunctive form. For the compound verb bâzi kardan (to play), we drop the mi- prefix from mikonim to make the subjunctive bâzi konim.
Could we say shâyad emruz bâzi bekonim instead?
Yes! For compound verbs formed with kardan (to do/make), the present subjunctive can be formed either by replacing the mi- prefix with be- (making bâzi bekonim) or by just dropping the mi- entirely (making bâzi konim). Both are correct, but dropping the prefix is very common in spoken Farsi.
Why is râ used twice in the first sentence?
râ marks the specific direct object of a sentence. Since the question asks the listener to choose between two specific games (shatranj and takhte-nard), both nouns get their own râ to show they are the direct objects of dust dâri (you like).
How do you say 'prefer' in this sentence?
Farsi doesn't have a single common everyday verb for 'to prefer'. Instead, you use bishtar (more) with dust dâshtan (to like). So, bishtar dust dâri translates to 'you like more', which is the natural way to ask what someone prefers.
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