Breakdown of پناهگاه حیوانات را واگذار میکند، در صورتی که دامپزشک آنها را عقیم کند.
آنها
they
درdar
in
حیوانheyvân
animal
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
واگذار کردنvâgozâr kardan
to transfer / to hand over
صورتsurat
case / instance
پناهگاهpanâhgâh
shelter
دامپزشکdâmpezeshk
veterinarian
عقیم کردنaqim kardan
to neuter / to spay
Questions & Answers about پناهگاه حیوانات را واگذار میکند، در صورتی که دامپزشک آنها را عقیم کند.
Why is the second verb عقیم کند in the subjunctive instead of the indicative?
It follows در صورتی که (provided that / in case). In Farsi, conditional conjunctions of provision require the following verb to be in the subjunctive mood because the action (neutering) hasn't happened yet and is just a conditional possibility.
What is the literal breakdown of در صورتی که?
It literally translates to 'in the case that'. در means 'in', صورت means 'face', 'form', or 'case', the ی suffix here means 'a' (so, 'a case'), and که means 'that'. Together, they act as the conjunction 'provided that'.
Both verbs use a form of کردن (to do). Why does the first one have a می prefix while the second one doesn't?
They are both compound verbs. The first one, واگذار میکند (hands over), is a factual action in the present tense, so it uses the indicative prefix می. The second verb, عقیم کند (neuters), drops the می because it is in the subjunctive mood. Compound verbs with کردن usually don't take the subjunctive ب prefix; they just use the bare stem کند.
Why does the direct object marker را appear twice in this sentence?
را marks a specific direct object, and this sentence has two separate clauses with their own specific objects. In the first half, the shelter hands over specific animals (حیوانات را). In the second half, the vet neuters them (آنها را). Since آنها refers back to those specific animals, it also needs the را marker.
How is the word پناهگاه (shelter) built?
It is composed of the noun پناه (refuge / asylum) and the suffix گاه (place). So it literally means 'place of refuge'. You will see this suffix in many location words, such as دانشگاه (university, 'place of knowledge') or فرودگاه (airport, 'place of descending').
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