Breakdown of شما نباید نیازهای عاطفی کودک پرخاشگر را نادیده بگیرید.
شما
you (plural)
نیازniyâz
need
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بایدbâyad
must
نادیده گرفتنnâdide gereftan
to ignore
عاطفیâtefi
emotional
کودکkudak
child (formal)
پرخاشگرparkhâshgar
aggressive
نبایدnabâyad
must not, should not
Questions & Answers about شما نباید نیازهای عاطفی کودک پرخاشگر را نادیده بگیرید.
This sentence uses the conjugated verb نادیده بگیرید. How would we change this to a verbal noun meaning 'ignoring them' (the needs) to practice this lesson's focus?
The infinitive or verbal noun for 'to ignore' is نادیده گرفتن (nādide gereftan). To say 'ignoring them', you attach the 3rd person plural possessive enclitic directly to the infinitive, giving you نادیده گرفتنشان (nādide gereftan-eshān).
Why is the main verb بگیرید in the subjunctive form here?
The modal verb نباید (must not) at the beginning of the sentence forces the main verb into the subjunctive mood. Even though there is a long direct object phrase separating the two, the rule still applies, which is why we use the subjunctive بگیرید instead of the indicative میگیرید.
What is the literal breakdown of the compound verb نادیده گرفتن (nādide gereftan)?
It literally translates to 'to take as unseen.' The word نادیده is made of the prefix نا (not) and دیده (seen, the past participle of didān/to see). Combined with گرفتن (to take), it creates the idiom for ignoring someone or something.
Why is the direct object marker را placed all the way after پرخاشگر?
The word را must follow the complete direct object phrase. Here, نیازهای عاطفی کودک پرخاشگر (the emotional needs of the aggressive child) is a single noun block linked together by the ezāfe. You cannot break up an ezāfe chain with را, so it waits until the very end of the phrase.
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