Breakdown of دربان نمیذاره دروازهبان بره بیرون.
بیرونbirun
outside
رفتنraftan
to go
گذاشتنgozâshtan
to let / allow
دربانdarbân
doorman / porter
دروازهبانdarvâzebân
gatekeeper
Questions & Answers about دربان نمیذاره دروازهبان بره بیرون.
What is the exact difference between darbân and darvâzebân since they both use the same suffix?
Both use the suffix -bân, which means guardian or keeper. The difference lies in the root noun: dar means door, so a darbân guards a door (a doorman). darvâze means gate, making a darvâzebân someone who guards a gate (a gatekeeper, or a goalkeeper in sports).
Where does the spoken verb nemi-zâre come from?
It is the highly common colloquial form of nemi-gozârad. The infinitive is gozâshtan, which means to put or to let. In spoken Farsi, the present stem prefix go- is completely dropped, and the formal third-person singular ending -ad softens to -e.
Why is the second verb bere in the subjunctive mood rather than the indicative?
The first verb, gozâshtan (to let or allow), triggers the subjunctive. Whenever a verb expresses permission, desire, or ability for another action to happen, the second verb must be in the subjunctive mood because it represents a potential event rather than a fixed fact. bere is the spoken subjunctive of raftan (to go).
Why does darvâzebân keep the final letter heh of its root word instead of merging it?
The root word darvâze ends in a silent heh that produces a short e vowel sound. When adding derivational suffixes like -bân, this letter is fully retained in writing to keep the vowel pronunciation intact. You pronounce it smoothly as darvâze-bân, never darvâz-bân.
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