Word
خواه با یخبندان مرگبار مواجه شویم خواه با طوفان، عقبنشینی نمیکنیم.
Meaning
Whether we face a deadly freeze or a storm, we do not retreat.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of خواه با یخبندان مرگبار مواجه شویم خواه با طوفان، عقبنشینی نمیکنیم.
باbâ
with
طوفانtufân
storm
خواهkhâh
whether / or (correlative)
یخبندانyakh-bandân
freezing / frost
Questions & Answers about خواه با یخبندان مرگبار مواجه شویم خواه با طوفان، عقبنشینی نمیکنیم.
Why is the verb مواجه شویم (we face) in the subjunctive mood here?
The structure خواه ... خواه ... (whether ... or ...) sets up a hypothetical condition. Because we are talking about a potential future situation rather than an established fact, the verb associated with these clauses must take the subjunctive mood.
Why is the preposition با (with) repeated after the second خواه?
When using paired conjunctions like خواه ... خواه ..., it is grammatically standard and stylistically elegant in Farsi to repeat the preposition for each option. Since the compound verb مواجه شدن (to face) requires the preposition با, it is used before both the freeze and the storm.
Could I repeat the verb and say خواه با طوفان مواجه شویم in the second part?
Yes, you grammatically could, but it sounds unnatural and redundant. Just like in English, Farsi frequently uses ellipsis in these parallel structures, dropping the second verb so the sentence flows better. The first مواجه شویم is understood to apply to both conditions.
What is the literal breakdown of the word عقبنشینی (retreat)?
It is a noun formed from عقب (back or behind) and نشینی (from the present stem of نشستن, to sit). Literally meaning "backward-sitting," it pairs with the auxiliary verb کردن (to do) to form the compound verb for "to retreat" or "to withdraw."