Breakdown of روی جاده یخ است، پتو ببر مبادا سردت شود.
است
is
رویruye
on
سردsard
cold
بردنbordan
to take (away, carry)
شدنshodan
to become
جادهjâdde
road
پتوpatu
blanket
مباداmabâdâ
lest / so that not
یخyakh
ice
Questions & Answers about روی جاده یخ است، پتو ببر مبادا سردت شود.
Why is the verb "shavad" in the positive form if "mabâdâ" means "so that not"?
The word mabâdâ already carries the negative meaning of "lest" or "so that... not". Because the negative idea is built directly into mabâdâ, the following verb must be in the positive present subjunctive form. Saying mabâdâ nashavad would incorrectly create a double negative!
Why is the phrase for "you get cold" written as "sard-at shavad" instead of using the "you" verb ending?
In Farsi, physical sensations like being cold, hot, or hungry are often expressed using an impersonal structure. It literally translates to "it becomes cold to you". The attached pronoun -at shows who is feeling the sensation (you), while the verb shavad stays in the third-person singular.
Why is the verb "bebar" used for "take" here instead of "begir"?
bebar is the imperative form of bordan, which means to take or carry something away with you to another location. You would use gereftan (which has the imperative begir) when you mean taking in the sense of grabbing, receiving, or fetching something from someone.
Why doesn't "patu" (blanket) have the direct object marker "râ" after it?
The marker râ is only used for definite direct objects, which would translate to taking "the" blanket. Here, the speaker is giving general advice to take "a blanket" (any blanket), so the noun remains indefinite and does not need râ.
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