Breakdown of اگر پریز را عوض کنید، باید کامپیوتر را ریاستارت کنید.
کامپیوترkâmpyuter
computer
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بایدbâyad
must
عوض کردنavaz kardan
to replace / to change (exchange, substitute)
اگرagar
if
پریزpriz
socket / outlet
ریاستارت کردنristârt kardan
to restart
Questions & Answers about اگر پریز را عوض کنید، باید کامپیوتر را ریاستارت کنید.
Since this lesson is about question tags, how would I add mâgar na? (isn't that so?) to this sentence?
You just attach it to the very end of the entire sentence with a comma. It becomes: agar pariz râ avaz konid, bâyad kâmpiyuter râ ri-estârt konid, mâgar na? (If you change the socket, you must restart the computer, right?). This turns the instruction into a request for confirmation.
Why do we use konid (the subjunctive form) twice instead of the regular present tense mikonid?
Persian uses the subjunctive mood for things that aren't set-in-stone facts yet. The first konid is subjunctive because it follows agar (if), showing a hypothetical condition. The second konid follows bâyad (must), which always requires the subjunctive to show obligation.
Are avaz kardan and ri-estârt kardan both compound verbs?
Yes! Persian frequently creates verbs by pairing a noun or adjective with a light verb like kardan (to do/make). avaz means exchange or change, and ri-estârt is borrowed directly from English. When using them, you only conjugate the kardan part.
Why is the word râ used after both the socket and the computer?
râ is the specific direct object marker. Because you are talking about changing the specific socket (pariz) and restarting the specific computer (kâmpiyuter), both nouns need râ to show they are the direct targets of the verbs, rather than just talking about sockets or computers in general.
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