Breakdown of ما نباید به انتقاد او بدبین باشیم.
او
he/she
ما
we
بودنbudan
to be
بهbe
to
بایدbâyad
must
بدبینbadbin
pessimistic
انتقادenteqâd
criticism
نبایدnabâyad
must not, should not
Questions & Answers about ما نباید به انتقاد او بدبین باشیم.
How does بدبین fit the pattern of a compound adjective?
It is made by combining the adjective بد (bad) with بین, which is the bare present stem of the verb دیدن (to see). So literally it means "bad-seeing," which perfectly describes the characteristic action of being "pessimistic" or "cynical."
The English translation says "about his criticism," so why does the Farsi use به (to) instead of a word like درباره (about)?
In Farsi, the adjectives بدبین (pessimistic) and its opposite خوشبین (optimistic) naturally pair with the preposition به. You are considered pessimistic "to" or "towards" something, rather than "about" it.
Why does the sentence end with باشیم instead of the standard present tense هستیم?
The word نباید (should not / must not) is a modal verb that requires the following main verb to be in the subjunctive mood. The subjunctive form of "to be" for the first-person plural (we) is باشیم.
Does the phrase انتقاد او require an ezafe?
Yes, it is pronounced enteghād-e u. The unseen ezafe vowel connects the noun انتقاد (criticism) to the pronoun او (his/her) to indicate possession.
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