Breakdown of مقررات سختگیر زندان به نگهبان اجازه میدهد که زندانی را بازرسی کند.
بهbe
to
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
نگهبانnegahbân
guard
Questions & Answers about مقررات سختگیر زندان به نگهبان اجازه میدهد که زندانی را بازرسی کند.
Why is the verb میدهد singular when the subject مقررات (regulations) is plural?
In Farsi, plural nouns that refer to non-living things, like concepts or rules such as مقررات, usually take a singular verb. You might sometimes see them with plural verbs, but using the singular is very common and completely correct.
How does the phrase اجازه میدهد که work with the second verb بازرسی کند?
The phrase اجازه میدهد means 'allows' or literally 'gives permission'. Whenever you talk about allowing someone to do something, the second verb must be in the present subjunctive form. Here, the subjunctive verb is بازرسی کند (that he/she inspect), connected by the word که (that).
Why do we use به before نگهبان (the guard)?
In Farsi, you don't just 'allow someone', you 'give permission TO someone'. The compound verb اجازه دادن requires the preposition به (to) before the person receiving the permission. So به نگهبان اجازه میدهد literally translates as 'gives permission to the guard'.
How do we get the word زندانی (prisoner) from زندان (prison)?
Adding the suffix ی to the end of a noun often creates a new word relating to a person associated with that place. Just as an ایرانی is someone from Iran, a زندانی is someone associated with a زندان (prison) - the prisoner!