Breakdown of قبل از اینکه ترازو را روی گاری بگذاری، باید سایبان را تعمیر کنی.
رویruye
on
راrâ
definite direct object marker
گذاشتنgozâshtan
to put
بایدbâyad
must
تعمیر کردنta'mir kardan
to repair
قبل ازqabl az
before
اینکهin-ke
that (conjunction)
سایبانsâyebân
awning
گاریgâri
cart
ترازوtarâzu
scale
قبل از اینکهghabl az inke
before (+ subjunctive)
Questions & Answers about قبل از اینکه ترازو را روی گاری بگذاری، باید سایبان را تعمیر کنی.
Why is the verb بگذاری in the subjunctive form here?
In Farsi, temporal phrases like قبل از اینکه (before) are followed by the present subjunctive because the action they describe hasn't actually happened yet. You are discussing a hypothetical moment or a sequence that is still pending.
Wait, so both verbs in this sentence are in the subjunctive? Why is تعمیر کنی also subjunctive?
Yes, both are subjunctive, but for different reasons! بگذاری is subjunctive because of قبل از اینکه (before), while تعمیر کنی is subjunctive because it follows the modal verb باید (must). Modal verbs in Farsi always require the following verb to take the subjunctive form.
What is the infinitive for بگذاری and how is this form built?
The infinitive is گذاشتن (to put or to place). Its present stem is گذار. To make the present subjunctive for 'you' (informal singular), we add the prefix بـ and the personal ending ـی, giving us بگذاری.
Why do we see the direct object marker را twice in this sentence?
Because the sentence consists of two separate clauses, and each has its own specific direct object. In the first half, you are handling a specific scale (ترازو را), and in the second half, you are repairing a specific awning (سایبان را).
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