Breakdown of او باید خرگوش را فرا بخواند تا در نرود.
او
he/she
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بایدbâyad
must
تاtâ
so that
خرگوشkhargush
rabbit
دررفتنdar raftan
to escape (informal, to slip away)
فراخواندنfarâkhândan
to summon / to call (e.g., to a meeting, team)
Questions & Answers about او باید خرگوش را فرا بخواند تا در نرود.
Why does the subjunctive prefix be- go in the middle of فرا بخواند?
The verb فرا خواندن (to summon) is a separable prefix verb. In these verbs, inflectional prefixes like the subjunctive be- are placed exactly between the directional prefix (فرا) and the verb stem (خواند). Because of باید (must), we need the subjunctive mood, resulting in فرا بخواند rather than attaching be- to the very beginning.
How does the negative marker work in در نرود?
Just like with فرا بخواند, the verb در رفتن (to escape) is a separable prefix verb. When you make it negative, the negative prefix نـ (na-) slips right between the spatial prefix در and the verb stem رود, resulting in در نرود.
Why are both verbs in this sentence in the subjunctive mood?
The first verb, بخواند, is in the subjunctive because it follows باید (must). The second verb, نرود, is in the negative subjunctive because it follows تا (so that / in order to), which sets up a clause showing purpose or intention.
Doesn't در usually mean "door" or "in"? How does در رفتن mean "escape"?
While در as a noun means "door" and as a preposition means "in", it also acts as a historical verbal prefix that originally meant "out" or "away". Today, در رفتن is a very common fixed idiom that means "to escape", "to run away", or "to go off" (like a spring or a gun).
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