Breakdown of بیمهگر میخواست مهر و موم شکسته را چک کند.
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
شکستنshekastan
to break
چک کردنchek kardan
to check
بیمهگرbime-gar
insurer
مهر و مومmohr o mum
seal
Questions & Answers about بیمهگر میخواست مهر و موم شکسته را چک کند.
How is shekaste formed, and what is its role in this sentence?
Shekaste (broken) is a resultative adjective. It is formed by taking the past stem of the verb shekastan (to break) — which is shekast — and adding the suffix -e. Here, it functions exactly like a normal adjective describing the physical state of the seal after the breaking action was completed.
Why does the word for "seal" translate literally to "seal and wax" (mohr o mum)?
Mohr means "stamp" or "seal," and mum means "wax." Together, mohr o mum is a fixed traditional phrase that refers to a physical, tamper-proof seal. When adding an adjective to a compound phrase like this, the Ezafe (the invisible "-e" link) attaches to the very end of the whole phrase, making it mohr-o-mum-e shekaste.
The English translation says "was going to check," but doesn't mi-khāst mean "wanted to"?
Yes, literally this sentence translates to "The insurer wanted to check..." However, in Farsi, the past continuous form of khāstan (mi-khāst) is the standard, natural way to express a past intention or something someone "was going to" do.
Since the sentence takes place in the past, why is the second verb chek konad in the present subjunctive?
When a main verb like khāstan (to want) introduces a secondary action, that second verb must be in the subjunctive mood. This rule applies no matter what tense the main verb is in. So, the past tense mi-khāst still requires the present subjunctive chek konad for the action being intended.
What does the suffix -gar in bime-gar do?
The suffix -gar is attached to nouns to indicate a person's profession, role, or the agent doing an action. Bime means "insurance," so adding -gar creates bime-gar, meaning "insurer" or "insurance agent."
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