Breakdown of میتوانید به دامپزشکی که او در آن کار میکند بروید، به شرطی که هزینهی ماهانه را پرداخت کنید.
او
he/she
آن
that
درdar
in
بهbe
to
رفتنraftan
to go
راrâ
definite direct object marker
توانستنtavânestan
to be able to
کهke
that (conjunction)
پرداخت کردنpardâkht kardan
to pay
کار کردنkâr kardan
to work
هزینهhazine
cost / expense
به شرطی کهbe sharti ke
on the condition that / provided that
دامپزشکیdâmpezeshki
veterinary clinic
ماهانهmâhâne
monthly
Questions & Answers about میتوانید به دامپزشکی که او در آن کار میکند بروید، به شرطی که هزینهی ماهانه را پرداخت کنید.
There are two subjunctive verbs in this sentence, بروید and پرداخت کنید. What triggers each of them?
The first one, بروید (that you go), is triggered by the modal verb میتوانید (you can). The second one, پرداخت کنید (that you pay), is triggered by the stipulation به شرطی که (on the condition that). Phrases setting a formal condition require the present subjunctive because the action is a hypothetical requirement, not an established fact.
How does the phrase که او در آن کار میکند translate to "in which he works"?
In Farsi, you cannot place a preposition immediately before که to mean "in which" or "to whom". Instead, you start the relative clause with the general connector که (that), and then later in the clause, use a preposition with a pronoun referring back to the noun. Literally, Farsi says "the clinic that he works in it" (در آن).
Doesn't دامپزشکی mean "veterinary medicine" rather than "veterinary clinic"?
It can mean both! Adding the -ی suffix to a profession (دامپزشک, veterinarian) often refers to the academic field or profession, but it is also the standard way to refer to the person's place of business. It's similar to how a baker works at a "bakery".
Why does the object marker را come after ماهانه instead of right after the main noun, هزینه (cost)?
The object marker را always attaches to the very end of the entire noun phrase that acts as the specific direct object. Since the direct object here is the modified phrase هزینهی ماهانه (the monthly cost) linked by an ezafe, را must wait until after the adjective.
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