Learn Farsi: صبر برای صید کردن ماهی خیلی مهم است. - Patience is very important for catching fish.

صبر برای صید کردن ماهی خیلی مهم است.sabr barâye seyd kardan-e mâhi kheyli mohem ast.

Patience is very important for catching fish.

Breakdown of صبر برای صید کردن ماهی خیلی مهم است.

Questions & Answers about صبر برای صید کردن ماهی خیلی مهم است.

Since this lesson is about the subjunctive, why is the infinitive صید کردن used here instead?

Because there is no expression of hope or desire triggering it! While phrases like "I hope that" require the subjunctive, the preposition برای (barâye - for) followed by an action simply takes the full infinitive. Here, barâye seyd kardan means "for catching" or "in order to catch".

How do we connect the action of "catching" to the object "fish" in this sentence?

You connect them using the ezafe! When an infinitive acts like a noun and has an object right after it, they are linked with the invisible "e" sound. So, you must pronounce it as seyd kardan-e mâhi.

I learned that گرفتن means "to catch". Why does this sentence use صید کردن instead?

گرفتن (gereftan) is the general verb for "to catch" or "to take", like catching a ball or taking a taxi. صید کردن (seyd kardan) is a specific compound verb used exclusively for hunting, trapping, or fishing.

Is صبر the same word used in the verb "to wait"?

Exactly! The verb for "to wait" or "to be patient" is the compound verb صبر کردن (sabr kardan). By dropping the کردن, you are left with the base noun صبر (sabr), which means "patience".