Word
من در کار تو دخالت نمیکنم، مگر اینکه نظم دفتر را خراب کنی.
Meaning
I do not interfere in your work, unless you ruin the order of the office.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of من در کار تو دخالت نمیکنم، مگر اینکه نظم دفتر را خراب کنی.
من
I
تو
you (singular)
درdar
in
کارkâr
work
Questions & Answers about من در کار تو دخالت نمیکنم، مگر اینکه نظم دفتر را خراب کنی.
Why is the verb at the end کنی instead of میکنی?
The phrase مگر اینکه (unless) sets up a condition or possibility rather than a stated fact, so it requires the present subjunctive for the verb that follows it. Instead of the indicative میکنی (you ruin / you are ruining), we use the subjunctive form کنی (you might ruin). Notice how the می prefix is dropped, which is the standard way to form the subjunctive for compound verbs like خراب کردن (to ruin).
What is the literal breakdown of the conjunction مگر اینکه?
مگر roughly means except or unless, and اینکه is a combination of این (this) and که (that). Together, مگر اینکه literally translates to 'except this that', which functions exactly like 'unless' in English.
Why do we use the preposition در (in) before کار تو?
In English, we often say we interfere 'with' someone's work, but in Farsi, the compound verb دخالت کردن (to interfere) specifically requires the preposition در (in). You are literally saying 'I do not do interference in your work'.
Why is the object marker را placed after نظم دفتر instead of right after نظم?