Breakdown of قبل از امتحان باید به حرفهای افسر توجه کرد.
بهbe
to
امتحانemtehân
exam
بایدbâyad
must
حرفharf
word, talk
Questions & Answers about قبل از امتحان باید به حرفهای افسر توجه کرد.
Why does this sentence use kard instead of a conjugated verb like konad after bâyad?
This is the impersonal modal structure you are learning right now! When you use bâyad (one must) for a general rule that applies to everyone, you follow it with the short infinitive of the verb. The short infinitive is just the past stem, so tavajjo kardan (to pay attention) simply becomes tavajjo kard.
Why is the preposition be used before حرفهای (harfhâ-ye)?
In Farsi, the compound verb tavajjo kardan (to pay attention) always requires the preposition be (to) before the object you are focusing on. It matches English nicely: you pay attention to someone's words.
How does the phrase حرفهای افسر (harfhâ-ye afsar) link together grammatically?
It uses the ezâfe to show possession, translating to "the words of the officer." The base noun harf means "word" or "speech," -hâ makes it plural, and -ye is the ezâfe connector linking it to afsar (officer). We use the -ye form instead of just -e because harfhâ ends in a vowel.
There is no pronoun like "you" or "we" in this sentence. How do we know who is taking the exam?
We don't! Because this sentence relies on the impersonal + short infinitive (), it is a general statement meaning "one must pay attention" or "people must pay attention." It does not refer to any specific person.