Breakdown of بدون دستکش به این گیاه سمی دست نزنید، وگرنه آسیب میبینید.
این
this
دستکشdastkesh
glove
بهbe
to
دست زدنdast zadan
to touch
بدونbedun-e
without
آسیب دیدنâsib didan
to be injured / to get hurt
گیاهgiyâh
plant
وگرنهvagarna
otherwise / or else
سمیsammi
toxic / poisonous
Questions & Answers about بدون دستکش به این گیاه سمی دست نزنید، وگرنه آسیب میبینید.
Why is the present tense میبینید used after وگرنه (otherwise) instead of a future tense?
After وگرنه, we use the indicative mood because it states a factual, real consequence. While the formal future tense (آسیب خواهید دید) could be used, everyday Farsi overwhelmingly prefers the present indicative (آسیب میبینید) to express a highly certain or immediate future result.
I see the preposition به before این گیاه سمی. Is that connected to the verb for 'touch'?
Yes! The compound verb for 'to touch' is دست زدن به (literally 'to strike hand to'). The preposition به (to) must precede the object being touched, which is why it appears right before این گیاه سمی (this toxic plant).
How does the verb آسیب میبینید literally translate, and why isn't a passive structure used for 'get hurt'?
It literally translates to 'you see harm.' Farsi rarely uses true passive voice for states of being injured or damaged. Instead, it uses active compound verbs with دیدن (to see) or خوردن (to strike/eat), like آسیب دیدن (to get hurt) or صدمه خوردن (to get injured).
Could I say در غیر این صورت instead of وگرنه in this sentence?
Absolutely. در غیر این صورت (in other than this case) means exactly the same thing. وگرنه is just a more concise, slightly less formal alternative (it is a contraction of و اگر نه - 'and if not'). Both perfectly fit this sentence and take the same indicative verb.
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