Breakdown of مدیر کارهای ساده را به همکاران میسپارد تا حواسپرتی نداشته باشد.
بهbe
to
کارkâr
work
داشتنdâshtan
to have
همکارhamkâr
colleague
Questions & Answers about مدیر کارهای ساده را به همکاران میسپارد تا حواسپرتی نداشته باشد.
Why does the verb for 'doesn't have' look like nadashte bashad instead of a regular present subjunctive?
The verb 'to have' (dashtan) has a unique subjunctive form in Farsi. Instead of adding the usual be- prefix to the present stem, it uses the past participle dashte plus the subjunctive of 'to be' (bashad). To make it negative, we add the na- prefix directly to the participle, giving us nadashte bashad.
Why is the subjunctive used here for nadashte bashad?
The conjunction ta means 'so that' or 'in order to' in this context. Just like this lesson's main focus (be ja-ye inke or 'instead of doing'), ta introduces an intent or a hypothetical outcome, which strictly requires the following verb to take the present subjunctive form.
How exactly does the word havas-parti translate to 'distractions'?
It is a descriptive compound noun. Havas means 'senses' or 'attention', and part means 'thrown' or 'tossed'. Adding the noun-forming suffix -i creates havas-parti. This literally translates to 'the state of having tossed attention', which is the natural way Farsi expresses distraction or absent-mindedness.
What is the infinitive form of the verb mi-separad?
The infinitive is sepordan, which means to entrust, delegate, or hand over. Its present stem is irregular: separ. Adding the continuous prefix and the third-person singular ending creates .