Breakdown of میخواهم محموله را قبل از بازرسی چک کنم.
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
چک کردنchek kardan
to check
قبل ازqabl az
before
محمولهmahmule
shipment
بازرسیbâzresi
inspection
Questions & Answers about میخواهم محموله را قبل از بازرسی چک کنم.
Does the word محموله (shipment) come from a past participle like the ones we are studying in this lesson?
Sort of! While this lesson focuses on native Persian past participles used as adjectives, محموله (mahmule) is an Arabic borrowing. It is built on the root ح-م-ل (relating to carrying) in the Arabic passive participle pattern, meaning 'carried.' The ـه (-e) at the end turns it into a noun, so it literally means 'that which is carried,' or 'cargo'/'shipment.'
How is the word بازرسی (inspection) formed?
It is made up of باز (bāz - meaning 'back' or 'again'), رس (ras - the present stem of رسیدن, to arrive/reach), and the noun-forming suffix ی (-i). So, it literally translates to something like 're-reaching', which gives us the meaning of 'inspection' or 'checking.'
Why is the verb at the end کنم (konam) instead of میکنم (mi-konam)?
Because it follows میخواهم (I want). In Farsi, when you express wanting to do something, the second verb must be in the subjunctive mood. For the compound verb چک کردن (to check), the subjunctive form without the 'mi-' prefix is چک کنم.
Why does را (rā) come right after محموله (shipment) instead of later in the sentence?
The word را marks the specific direct object of the sentence. Here, the specific thing you want to check is the shipment (محموله). The object marker must immediately follow the noun it belongs to, coming before the prepositional phrase قبل از بازرسی (before the inspection).
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