Breakdown of ما باید به جهت باد نگاه کنیم.
ما
we
بهbe
to
بایدbâyad
must
نگاه کردنnegâh kardan
to look, to watch
Questions & Answers about ما باید به جهت باد نگاه کنیم.
Why is the verb negâh konim instead of negâh mikonim?
Just like the verbs of intention and decision you are learning in this lesson, the helper word bâyad (must) requires the following verb to be in the present subjunctive mood. For the compound verb negâh kardan, we form the subjunctive for mâ (we) by dropping the indicative mi- prefix, resulting in negâh konim.
Why do we use the word be before the direction of the wind?
In English we say 'look at', but in Farsi, the compound verb negâh kardan (to look) uses the preposition be (to/at) to introduce the object you are looking at. You are literally saying 'We must look to the direction of the wind.'
How do we connect the words jehat (direction) and bâd (wind)?
They are linked by the ezâfe, which is a short 'e' sound added to the end of the first word but rarely written in the Farsi script. You pronounce it as jehat-e bâd, which links the nouns to mean 'direction of the wind'.
Why is negâh konim separated from bâyad by the rest of the sentence?
Farsi sentence structure usually places the main verb at the very end. The helper word bâyad (must) comes early in the sentence right after the subject mâ (we), but the main action negâh konim (we look) waits until the end, after the preposition and object.