Word
پناهگاه حیوانات را واگذار میکند، در صورتی که دامپزشک آنها را عقیم کند.
Meaning
The shelter hands over the animals, provided that the veterinarian neuters them.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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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
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 (). Since refers back to those specific animals, it also needs the marker.