Breakdown of تعمیرکار قطعهها را با پنس نگه میدارد مبادا بیفتد.
باbâ
with
راrâ
definite direct object marker
افتادنoftâdan
to fall
قطعهqet'e
piece
نگه داشتنnegah dâshtan
to keep, to hold
مباداmabâdâ
lest / so that not
تعمیرکارta'mirkâr
repairman
پنسpens
tweezers
Questions & Answers about تعمیرکار قطعهها را با پنس نگه میدارد مبادا بیفتد.
Why is the verb بیفتد in the singular when it refers to the plural قطعهها (parts)?
In Farsi, inanimate plural subjects like قطعهها (parts) usually take a singular verb. Since the parts are objects without a mind of their own, the language treats them as a single collective group, so we use the 3rd-person singular بیفتد instead of the plural بیفتند.
Why is the verb بیفتد in the subjunctive mood here?
The word مبادا means lest or so that it does not happen. Just like words expressing doubt, desire, or prevention, it requires the following verb to be in the subjunctive mood. That is why we see the subjunctive prefix on بیفتد.
The English translation implies a negative (lest they fall), but I do not see a negative prefix on the verb بیفتد. Why?
The word مبادا already carries a built-in negative meaning. Therefore, the verb following it stays in the affirmative subjunctive (بیفتد). Adding a negative prefix to the verb here would create an incorrect double negative.
In نگه میدارد, why is the prefix می placed in the middle?
نگه میدارد is conjugated from the compound verb نگه داشتن (to hold). In compound verbs, tense prefixes like می are attached only to the verbal part, so the prefix slots right between the non-verbal part (نگه) and the verb stem.
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