Breakdown of موجها خطرناک هستند، پس آنها تصمیم گرفتند که لنگر بیندازند.
آنها
they
بودنbudan
to be
خطرناکkhatarnâk
dangerous
کهke
that (conjunction)
Questions & Answers about موجها خطرناک هستند، پس آنها تصمیم گرفتند که لنگر بیندازند.
Why do we use بیندازند (biyandâzand) here instead of a regular past or present tense?
This is the Present Subjunctive. In Farsi, when you use verbs of decision like تصمیم گرفتن (tasmim gereftan - to decide), the action you decide to do must be in the subjunctive. Even though the decision happened in the past (گرفتند), the action of dropping the anchor takes the present subjunctive, linked by the word که (ke - that).
Why does the verb بیندازند (biyandâzand) have a "y" sound when spoken?
The present stem for "to throw/drop" is انداز (andâz-), which starts with a vowel sound. When we add the subjunctive prefix بـ (be-), Farsi naturally inserts a "y" sound to connect the two vowels smoothly. This changes the pronunciation from "be-andâzand" to بیندازند (biyandâzand).
What is the literal translation of لنگر بیندازند (langar biyandâzand)?
It literally translates to "they throw anchor." It is a compound verb made from the noun لنگر (langar - anchor) and the verb انداختن (andâkhtan - to throw, to drop). Farsi uses the verb "to throw" when talking about dropping an anchor.
How is the word خطرناک (khatarnâk) formed?
It is built from the noun خطر (khatar - danger) and the suffix ناک (-nâk), which means "full of" or "causing." Together, they mean "full of danger" or "dangerous." You will see this useful suffix on other words too, such as ترسناک (tarsnâk - scary), which is made from the word for fear.