Breakdown of شما میتوانید این سگ را به سرپرستی بگیرید به شرطی که واجد شرایط باشید.
شما
you (plural)
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
سگsag
dog
بهbe
to
گرفتنgereftan
to take / to get
راrâ
definite direct object marker
توانستنtavânestan
to be able to
سرپرستیsarparasti
guardianship / adoption
به شرطی کهbe sharti ke
on the condition that / provided that
واجد شرایطvâjed-e sharâyet
eligible / qualified
Questions & Answers about شما میتوانید این سگ را به سرپرستی بگیرید به شرطی که واجد شرایط باشید.
Why do we use the subjunctive verb "bashid" at the end of this sentence instead of "hastid"?
The phrase be sharti ke (on the condition that / provided that) sets up a stipulation. In Persian, these formal conditions require the verb in the dependent clause to take the present subjunctive form. Therefore, we use bashid (you may be) rather than the indicative hastid (you are).
How exactly does "be sarparasti begirid" translate to "adopt"?
The noun sarparasti means "guardianship" or "care." The compound verb be sarparasti gereftan literally translates to "to take into guardianship," which is the standard way to say "to adopt" a pet or a child in Farsi. Here, begirid is also in the subjunctive because it follows the modal verb mi-tavanid (you can).
What is the literal translation of "vajed-e sharayet", and how is it constructed?
vajed is a formal word meaning "possessing," and sharayet is the plural of shart (condition). Linked by the spoken ezafe, it literally means "possessing the conditions." In natural English, this is the standard phrase for being "eligible" or "qualified."
Is there a connection between the words "sharti" and "sharayet" in this sentence?
Yes, they come from the same Arabic root. shart means "condition" (making be sharti ke literally "to the condition that"), and sharayet is its irregular plural form, meaning "conditions."
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