Word
صاحب از سگ میخواهد که مطیع باشد.
Meaning
The owner wants the dog to be obedient.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of صاحب از سگ میخواهد که مطیع باشد.
بودنbudan
to be
سگsag
dog
ازaz
from
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
Questions & Answers about صاحب از سگ میخواهد که مطیع باشد.
Why do we use از before سگ?
In English, we say we want someone to do something. In Farsi, the structure is literally 'want from someone that they do something'. So, we use از (from) to introduce the person or animal we are directing our desire toward.
Why is the verb میخواهد placed in the middle of the sentence instead of the very end?
Farsi sentences usually end with a verb, but this sentence is made of two clauses. The main clause is صاحب از سگ میخواهد (The owner wants from the dog), which ends with its own verb. The word که (that) connects it to the second clause, which ends with its own verb (باشد).
Why does the sentence use باشد instead of the normal word for 'is', like است?
باشد is the present subjunctive form of 'to be'. Whenever you express a desire, command, or wish using a verb like 'to want', the following verb must be in the subjunctive. This shows that the action (being obedient) is a wish or a goal, rather than a stated fact.
How does که work in this grammar structure?
که means 'that'. It acts as a bridge between the main verb (wanting) and the subjunctive verb describing what is wanted. Unlike English, where we say 'wants the dog to be obedient', Farsi uses a full clause starting with که (wants that it be obedient).