Q: Can you break down the parts of the word میکشدتان?

It consists of میکشد (it kills) and the enclitic pronoun تان (you, plural or formal). Enclitic pronouns can attach directly to the end of a verb to act as the direct object. It means the exact same thing as شما را میکشد but sounds much more natural and compact in spoken and written Farsi.

Question 1

Why is the verb after وگرنه in the present indicative (می‌کشد) instead of the subjunctive or future tense?

Accepted Answer

The word وگرنه means otherwise or literally and if not. The clause that follows it describes the definite consequence of the condition failing. In Farsi, we usually use the present indicative (like می‌کشد) to express this guaranteed future result, functioning like a factual statement: otherwise, it kills you.

Question 2

Can you break down the parts of the word می‌کشدتان?

Accepted Answer

It consists of می‌کشد (it kills) and the enclitic pronoun تان (you, plural or formal). Enclitic pronouns can attach directly to the end of a verb to act as the direct object. It means the exact same thing as شما را می‌کشد but sounds much more natural and compact in spoken and written Farsi.

Question 3

I know اگر means if, but what is the exact literal breakdown of وگرنه?

Accepted Answer

وگرنه is a contraction of three words: و (and) + اگر (if) + نه (not). So literally, it means and if not, which perfectly explains how it sets up a negative conditional consequence.

Question 4

Why does the sentence use نخورید (don't eat) for medicine? Don't Iranians use a word for take?

Accepted Answer

In English you take medicine, but Farsi always uses the verb خوردن (to eat/drink) for consuming any kind of medicine, including pills. نخورید is the negative imperative meaning do not consume [it].

دارو سمی است؛ آن را نخورید، وگرنه می‌کشدتان.

Breakdown of دارو سمی است؛ آن را نخورید، وگرنه می‌کشدتان.

Questions & Answers about دارو سمی است؛ آن را نخورید، وگرنه می‌کشدتان.

Learn دارو سمی است؛ آن را نخورید، وگرنه می‌کشدتان and more in Farsi