Breakdown of محیطبان از گرفته شدن یوزپلنگ در این دام میترسد.
این
this
درdar
in
ازaz
from
گرفتنgereftan
to take / to get
شدنshodan
to become
ترسیدنtarsidan
to fear
محیطبانmohit-bân
park ranger
یوزپلنگyuzpalang
cheetah
دامdâm
trap
Questions & Answers about محیطبان از گرفته شدن یوزپلنگ در این دام میترسد.
How is the phrase "being caught" formed in this sentence?
It uses the passive infinitive structure taught in this lesson. You take گرفته (the past participle of گرفتن, to catch) and add the infinitive شدن (to become/be). Together, گرفته شدن acts as a verbal noun meaning "to be caught" or "being caught".
How do we connect the action "being caught" to the "cheetah"?
We use the ezafe connector. Even though گرفته شدن is a two-word passive infinitive, it acts as a single noun here. The ezafe vowel attaches to the very end of it, making it sound like gerefte shodan-e yuzpalang to show exactly what is being caught.
Why is the preposition از placed right before the passive infinitive?
In Farsi, the verb for being afraid, ترسیدن (here conjugated as میترسد), pairs with the preposition از (from/of). The ranger literally fears "from" the event of the cheetah being caught. The entire passive infinitive phrase acts as the object of this preposition.
How is the word محیطبان (park ranger) built?
It is a compound noun made of محیط (environment or surroundings) and the suffix ـبان (keeper or guard). You might recognize this same suffix from other B1 vocabulary words like نگهبان (guard) or باغبان (gardener).
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