Breakdown of در صورتی که این سگ را بخواهید، باید تعهد داشته باشید.
این
this
سگsag
dog
درdar
in
داشتنdâshtan
to have
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
بایدbâyad
must
کهke
that (conjunction)
صورتsurat
case / instance
تعهدta'ahhod
commitment
Questions & Answers about در صورتی که این سگ را بخواهید، باید تعهد داشته باشید.
Why is the verb بخواهید (bekhahid) in the subjunctive mood here?
The phrase در صورتی که (dar surati ke), meaning 'provided that' or 'in case', sets up a condition. In Farsi, the verb following this type of conditional conjunction must take the present subjunctive form. That is why we use بخواهید instead of the simple present indicative میخواهید.
Why is the final verb داشته باشید (dashte bashid) also subjunctive, and why doesn't it start with the usual بـ (be-) prefix?
It is in the subjunctive mood because it follows the modal word باید (bayad - must). The verb داشتن (to have) is an exception in Farsi: its subjunctive form never takes the typical بـ (be-) prefix. So instead of بداشته باشید, it is simply داشته باشید.
What exactly is the function of را (ra) after این سگ (in sag)?
The word را is the specific direct object marker. Because the sentence refers to a specific dog (این سگ - this dog) that is receiving the action of the verb بخواهید (you want), we must use را to mark it as the definite direct object.
How does the word تعهد (ta'ahod) work in this sentence?
تعهد is a noun meaning 'commitment' or 'pledge'. In English, you might say 'you must be committed' using an adjective, but Farsi commonly uses the noun paired with the verb 'to have'. So تعهد داشته باشید literally translates to 'you must have commitment'.
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