Breakdown of شک دارم که آنها این مشکل را تصور کرده بوده باشند.
آنها
they
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
مشکلmoshkel
problem
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
شک داشتنshakk dâshtan
to doubt
تصور کردنtasavvor kardan
to imagine
Questions & Answers about شک دارم که آنها این مشکل را تصور کرده بوده باشند.
Why is the Past Perfect Subjunctive used here instead of the regular Past Perfect?
The phrase shakk dâram (I doubt) expresses uncertainty. In Farsi, expressions of doubt require the subjunctive mood for the following verb. Because the doubting is happening now about an action that theoretically happened in the deeper past, we must use the Past Perfect Subjunctive.
How exactly is tasavvor karde bude bâshand constructed in this sentence?
The verb is tasavvor kardan (to imagine). First, we take the past participle of the main verb (tasavvor karde). Then, we add the fixed word bude (the past participle of budan). Finally, we add the present subjunctive of budan conjugated for the subject ânhâ (they), which is bâshand.
Why doesn't the subjunctive verb here have the usual be- prefix?
In the Past Perfect Subjunctive, the subjunctive element is the auxiliary verb bâshand (from budan). The verb budan is an exception and never takes the be- prefix in its subjunctive forms.
What is the purpose of râ after in moshkel?
The word râ is the specific direct object marker. Because the object is in moshkel (this problem), it is specific and definite, which means we must use râ right after it to show it receives the action of the verb.
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