Word
محیطبان دام غیرقانونی را از زیستگاه برداشت مبادا یوزپلنگ زخمی شود.
Meaning
The park ranger removed the illegal trap from the habitat lest the cheetah get injured.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of محیطبان دام غیرقانونی را از زیستگاه برداشت مبادا یوزپلنگ زخمی شود.
ازaz
from
راrâ
definite direct object marker
شدنshodan
to become
برداشتنbardâshtan
to pick up / to take (a step)
Questions & Answers about محیطبان دام غیرقانونی را از زیستگاه برداشت مبادا یوزپلنگ زخمی شود.
Why is zakhmi shavad used here instead of the passive infinitive zakhmi shodan?
While your current lesson focuses on passive infinitives like zakhmi shodan (to be injured / being injured) acting as nouns, this sentence requires a conjugated verb. Because of the word mabada (lest), the verb must be conjugated in the present subjunctive, becoming zakhmi shavad (that it might get injured) to complete the action of the clause.
How does the word mabada work, and why doesn't the verb have a negative prefix?
The word mabada means "lest" or "so that... not" and is used to express fear that something bad might happen. It always triggers the subjunctive mood. Because the negative meaning is already built into mabada, the verb that follows it (zakhmi shavad) stays positive. Adding a negative prefix would create an unnatural double negative.
How are the Farsi words for "park ranger" and "habitat" formed in this sentence?
Mohit-ban (park ranger) combines mohit (environment) with the suffix -ban (keeper or guard, as seen in dar-ban for doorman). Zistgah (habitat) combines zist, which comes from the verb meaning "to live," with the suffix -gah (place of). So it literally translates to "living place."
Why doesn't the verb bardasht have a prefix like mi- or be-?