Breakdown of هر کس که در تله بیفتد، بازجوییاش میکنیم.
او
he/she
درdar
in
هرhar
every
کهke
that (conjunction)
افتادنoftâdan
to fall
بازجویی کردنbâzjooyi kardan
to interrogate
کسkas
person (individual, someone)
تلهtale
trap
Questions & Answers about هر کس که در تله بیفتد، بازجوییاش میکنیم.
Why is the pronoun attached to the middle of the verb in بازجوییاش میکنیم?
This sentence demonstrates how pronominal enclitics work with compound verbs. Instead of using a separate pronoun with the object marker (او را بازجویی میکنیم), Farsi often attaches the enclitic ـَش (him/her) directly to the noun component of the compound verb (بازجویی).
Why is there an alef (ا) in بازجوییاش instead of just attaching ش?
The noun بازجویی ends in the vowel sound -i. Because the enclitic itself starts with a vowel sound (-ash), an alef is inserted as a spelling and pronunciation buffer between the two vowels. You'll also notice a half-space is used before it to keep the word components visually distinct.
The translation says "interrogate them", but isn't ـَش singular?
Yes, grammatically it is singular. The subject of the first clause is هر کس (whoever / anyone), which Farsi treats strictly as a singular noun. English often uses "them" as a gender-neutral singular pronoun in these cases, but Farsi simply uses its standard third-person singular enclitic ـَش.
Why is the verb بیفتد (falls) in the subjunctive mood?
The phrase هر کس که (whoever / anyone who) sets up a hypothetical, indefinite situation. Because we don't know exactly who will fall into the trap, or if it will even happen, Farsi requires the present subjunctive for the verb in this relative clause.
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