Breakdown of موشها اینجا میمانند مگر اینکه بیش از حد سمپاشی کنیم.
اینجاinjâ
here
ماندنmândan
to stay
اینکهin-ke
that (conjunction)
مگرmagar
unless / perhaps (used in tags)
موشmush
mouse / rat
بیش از حدbish az had
excessively / too much
سمپاشی کردنsam-pâshi kardan
to fumigate
Questions & Answers about موشها اینجا میمانند مگر اینکه بیش از حد سمپاشی کنیم.
Where does بیش از حد (bish az had) go in the sentence when it modifies a verb?
Unlike English where "too much" often goes at the end of the clause, in Farsi بیش از حد usually goes right before the verb it modifies. Here, it sits directly in front of the compound verb سمپاشی کنیم.
Why is the second verb سمپاشی کنیم in the subjunctive form instead of the regular present tense?
The phrase مگر اینکه (magar in-ke), meaning "unless", sets up a conditional or hypothetical situation. Verbs following مگر اینکه must be in the subjunctive mood. That is why we use کنیم instead of the normal present tense میکنیم.
The English translation says "will stay", but میمانند is in the present tense. Is this common?
Yes, very common! In Farsi, the simple present tense (which starts with the می prefix) is frequently used to talk about the future, especially for predictable actions or in "if/unless" scenarios like this one.
How does the word سمپاشی (sampāshi) literally translate?
It literally means "poison spraying." It combines سم (sam), meaning "poison," with پاشی (pāshi), which comes from a verb meaning "to scatter" or "to spray." Paired with the verb کردن (to do), it forms the compound verb for "to fumigate."
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