Breakdown of در داستانها گفته میشود که هیولا از گنج نگهبانی میدهد.
درdar
in
ازaz
from
گفتنgoftan
to say / to tell
داستانdâstân
story
کهke
that (conjunction)
شدنshodan
to become
گنجganj
treasure
هیولاheyulâ
monster
نگهبانی دادنnegahbâni dâdan
to guard
Questions & Answers about در داستانها گفته میشود که هیولا از گنج نگهبانی میدهد.
How does gofte mi-shavad ke translate to "the monster is said to"?
Farsi uses an impersonal structure here. Instead of making the monster the subject of the passive verb, Farsi says "it is said that..." (gofte mi-shavad ke) followed by a complete sentence: "the monster guards the treasure" (hayulā az ganj negahbāni midahad). The word gofte is the past participle of goftan (to say), and mi-shavad is the present passive helper verb meaning "becomes".
Why is negahbāni midahad in the indicative mood instead of the subjunctive? We usually see the subjunctive after ke (that).
You use the subjunctive after ke when expressing doubt, desire, or necessity. However, when you use passive verbs of reporting or communication like gofte mi-shavad (it is said) or shenide mi-shavad (it is heard), you are simply passing along a claim or fact. Therefore, the verb following ke stays in the normal indicative mood, keeping its mi- prefix.
Why is the preposition az used before ganj (treasure)?
The compound verb for "to guard" is negahbāni dādan (or sometimes negahbāni kardan). In Farsi, this verb requires the preposition az (from/of) to introduce the object being protected. You can think of it literally as "giving protection of/from the treasure."
What is the breakdown of the verb negahbāni midahad?
It is a compound verb made of the noun negahbāni (guarding or protection) and the verb dādan (to give). It is conjugated here in the third-person singular present tense to match the subject hayulā (monster).
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