Question 1

How do we form the verb "might not have checked" (barrasi nakarde bâshad) in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

This is the Present Perfect Subjunctive, which we use after shâyad (might) to describe a possibility in the past. To make it, we use the negative past participle of the main verb (nakarde) followed by the subjunctive helper verb for "he/she" (bâshad). Since barrasi kardan is a compound verb, the non-verb part (barrasi) stays exactly the same at the front.

Question 2

Why is the negative prefix on nakarde rather than on the helper verb bâshad?

Accepted Answer

In the Present Perfect Subjunctive, the main action verb always takes the negative prefix na- to show that the action might not have happened, while the helper verb stays positive. Therefore, the past participle becomes nakarde (not done), and bâshad is left without a negative prefix.

Question 3

How do the words ragham, bedehi, and râ connect to mean "the debt figure"?

Accepted Answer

The words ragham (figure) and bedehi (debt) are linked by an unseen "ezafe" vowel (-e) to form ragham-e bedehi (figure of debt). Because the accountant is checking a known, specific figure, the specific direct object marker râ must go at the very end of this entire phrase, giving us ragham-e bedehi râ.

Question 4

Why does daghighan (exactly) have an "-an" sound at the end?

Accepted Answer

The base word here is the adjective daghigh (exact or precise). The -an ending is a common suffix, originally from Arabic, that turns an adjective into an adverb. Here, it is used to describe exactly how the accountant checked the figure.

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