Breakdown of او به اینکه شما اینجا کار میکنید حسادت میکند.
او
he/she
شما
you (plural)
اینجاinjâ
here
بهbe
to
کار کردنkâr kardan
to work
اینکهin-ke
that (conjunction)
حسادت کردنhasâdat kardan
to be jealous
Questions & Answers about او به اینکه شما اینجا کار میکنید حسادت میکند.
Why do we use به اینکه instead of just که for the word "that"?
The verb حسادت کردن (to be jealous) requires the preposition به. When you want to connect this verb to a full descriptive clause (you work here), you cannot attach a preposition directly to a clause. Instead, Farsi uses به اینکه, acting as a bridge that literally means "to this that".
Why is the subordinate verb کار میكنيد in the indicative mood instead of the subjunctive?
Even though it follows اینکه, the connected clause is stating a definite fact: you currently do work here. Because it expresses an established reality rather than a desire, necessity, or hypothetical situation, it stays in the normal present indicative.
English uses "jealous of", so why does Farsi use به (to) here?
Prepositions rarely match up perfectly across languages. The compound verb حسادت کردن specifically governs the preposition به. It is best to memorize them together as a single unit: حسادت کردن به (to be jealous of).
Could we drop the pronoun شما since the verb ending already shows who is working?
Yes, since Farsi verbs clearly indicate the subject through their endings, you could easily omit شما without losing any meaning. Including it just adds a little bit of emphasis to the fact that it is you who works here.
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