Breakdown of ما باید سیستم را ریاستارت کنیم، اینطور نیست؟
ما
we
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بایدbâyad
must
سیستمsistem
system
اینطورin-towr
this way / like this
ریاستارت کردنristârt kardan
to restart
Questions & Answers about ما باید سیستم را ریاستارت کنیم، اینطور نیست؟
How does the tag اینطور نیست؟ work at the end of this sentence?
اینطور نیست؟ translates literally to "is it not this way?" or "isn't that so?". It is used exactly like the English tag "isn't that right?" to seek confirmation for the statement you just made. Unlike English, which changes the tag based on the verb (don't we, haven't you, etc.), Farsi simply attaches this fixed phrase to the end of any declarative sentence.
Why is the verb کنیم (konim) used after the English loanword "restart"?
In Farsi, many modern foreign words are turned into verbs by pairing them with a "light verb" like کردن (kardan - to do/make). So, ریاستارت کردن (ri-estârt kardan) literally means "to do a restart." Here, it is conjugated for "we" as کنیم (konim).
Why doesn't the verb کنیم have the usual می (mi-) prefix?
The verb follows باید (bâyad), which means "must" or "should." In Farsi, verbs that come after باید take the subjunctive form because they describe a required action rather than a guaranteed fact. For compound verbs formed with کردن, the subjunctive form drops the می prefix and just uses the root with the personal ending, giving us کنیم instead of میکنیم.
What is the purpose of را (râ) after سیستم (sistem)?
را is the specific direct object marker. Because we are talking about restarting a specific system ("the system" rather than just "a system"), we must put را immediately after the noun it refers to.
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