Word
نمیشود حیوان خانگی را به رختکن برد.
Meaning
One cannot take a pet into the locker room.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of نمیشود حیوان خانگی را به رختکن برد.
بهbe
to
حیوانheyvân
animal
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بردنbordan
to take (away, carry)
Questions & Answers about نمیشود حیوان خانگی را به رختکن برد.
How does the grammar for 'one cannot take' work in this sentence?
This sentence uses the impersonal structure نمیشود (it is not possible / one cannot). To complete the meaning, it is paired with the short infinitive of the action verb. Here, that is برد, which is the past stem of بردن (to take). This structure never uses person endings, because it applies generally to anyone.
Why are نمیشود and برد placed so far apart?
In this structure, the impersonal verb نمیشود usually sits at the beginning of the clause, while the short infinitive (برد) acts as the main verb and takes its normal spot at the very end of the sentence. The object being moved and the destination are placed between them.
Why is را used after حیوان خانگی if the English translation says 'a pet' instead of 'the pet'?
In Farsi, when making a broad, general statement about an entire category of things (like 'pets in general'), the noun is often treated as a specific known category and takes the definite object marker را. Even though it feels indefinite in English ('a pet'), Farsi treats the class of domestic animals as a definite direct object here.
How is the Farsi word for 'pet' constructed?
Farsi does not have a single dedicated word for 'pet'. Instead, it uses حیوان خانگی, which literally means 'domestic animal' or 'home animal'. It is made up of حیوان (animal) linked by the invisible ezafe vowel to خانگی (domestic / relating to the home).