Breakdown of من از سگ میخواهم که هیچکس را گاز نگیرد.
من
I
سگsag
dog
ازaz
from
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about من از سگ میخواهم که هیچکس را گاز نگیرد.
Why do we use از before سگ (dog) here?
In Farsi, when you want someone or an animal to do something, you literally want it from them. The pattern taught in this lesson is خواستن از (to want from) + person/animal + که (that) + subjunctive verb. So, 'I want the dog to...' becomes 'I want from the dog that it...'.
Why is the verb گاز نگیرد in the negative form if the English translation says 'bite anyone'?
Farsi uses double negatives. The word هیچکس means 'nobody' or 'anyone.' Whenever you use a word starting with هیچ (like هیچکس or هیچچیز), the verb in the sentence must also be negative. So Farsi literally says 'it does not bite nobody'.
How is the verb گاز نگیرد formed here?
It is the negative present subjunctive of the compound verb گاز گرفتن (to bite). Because it is a compound verb, the negative prefix نـ (na-) attaches only to the verbal part (گیرد), leaving the noun گاز alone. It is in the subjunctive mood because it follows میخواهم که (I want that).
Why does هیچکس have the object marker را after it?
Because هیچکس is the direct object of the verb—it is the person who might receive the bite. Even though it translates to 'nobody' or 'anyone', pronouns like this are treated as definite or specific targets in Farsi, so they take the direct object marker را.