Breakdown of اگر مدیر دسترسی را مسدود نکرده بود، کد را میدیدیم.
دیدنdidan
to see / to watch
راrâ
definite direct object marker
مدیرmodir
manager
مسدود کردنmasdud kardan
to block
اگرagar
if
کدkod
code
دسترسیdastrasi
access
Questions & Answers about اگر مدیر دسترسی را مسدود نکرده بود، کد را میدیدیم.
How do we form the negative past perfect in مسدود نکرده بود?
This uses the compound verb مسدود کردن (to block). To make it negative past perfect, we add the negative prefix نـ (na-) to the past participle کرده (karde) to get نکرده, and follow it with the past tense of the helper verb "to be" for the third-person singular, بود (bud).
Why does the result clause use the past continuous verb میدیدیم?
In Persian third conditionals (imagining a different past), the "if" clause uses the past perfect, but the result clause uses the past continuous (also known as the imperfect tense). In this conditional context, میدیدیم translates to "we would have seen" rather than its usual meaning of "we were seeing" or "we used to see".
Why is the object marker را used twice in this sentence?
Both clauses have their own specific direct objects. In the first half, the manager blocked a specific thing: the access (دسترسی را). In the second half, we would have seen a specific thing: the code (کد را). Both need را to show exactly what received the action.
What does the word مسدود mean on its own?
مسدود (masdud) is an adjective meaning "blocked" or "closed". Like many Persian verbs, مسدود کردن is a compound verb made by combining a descriptive word with a "light verb" like کردن (to do/make), literally meaning "to make blocked".
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