Breakdown of در هوای بد باید آرام ترمز گرفت و مواظب بود.
و
and
درdar
in
آرامârâm
quietly / slowly / calmly
بایدbâyad
must
مواظب بودنmovâzeb budan
to be careful
هواhavâ
weather
بدbad
bad
ترمز گرفتنtormoz gereftan
to brake
Questions & Answers about در هوای بد باید آرام ترمز گرفت و مواظب بود.
Why do we use gereft and bud here instead of conjugated verbs like begirim and bâshim?
Usually, bâyad (must) is followed by a conjugated verb. However, when making a general rule that applies to everyone (meaning "one must" or "people must"), Farsi uses bâyad followed by the short infinitive. The short infinitive is exactly the same as the past stem, which is why we use gereft (from gereftan) and bud (from budan) without any personal endings.
Doesn't gereftan mean "to take" or "to catch"? Why is it used for braking?
Yes, gereftan on its own means "to take" or "to catch." However, Farsi uses many compound verbs. tormoz gereftan literally translates to "to take the brake," but it is the standard way to say "to brake." Here, we see its short infinitive form, tormoz gereft.
Do we need to repeat bâyad for the second action, movâzeb bud?
No, you do not need to repeat it. The single bâyad applies to both actions connected by va (and). It translates to "one must brake... and [one must] be careful."
Why is there a "ye" sound in havâ-ye bad?
This is the ezâfe, which connects a noun to its adjective. havâ means "weather" and bad means "bad." Because havâ ends in a long vowel, the ezâfe takes the form of a "ye" sound to smoothly connect the two words into havâ-ye bad (bad weather).
Learn در هوای بد باید آرام ترمز گرفت و مواظب بود and more in Farsi
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free