Breakdown of شاید پرواز را به دلیل مشکل فنی روی باند لغو کنند.
رویruye
on
مشکلmoshkel
problem
راrâ
definite direct object marker
شایدshâyad
maybe
پروازparvâz
flight
لغو کردنlaghv kardan
to cancel
به دلیلbe dalil-e
because of / due to
فنیfanni
technical
باندbând
runway
Questions & Answers about شاید پرواز را به دلیل مشکل فنی روی باند لغو کنند.
This lesson focuses on در صورت (dar surat-e). How would we rewrite this sentence to say "In the event of a technical problem on the runway, they will cancel the flight"?
You would replace به دلیل (due to) with در صورت (in the event of). Since مشکل (problem) acts as the abstract noun here, you simply connect it using an Ezafe: در صورت مشکل فنی روی باند، پرواز را لغو میکنند. Notice that because we removed شاید (perhaps), the verb changes from the subjunctive (لغو کنند) to the indicative (لغو میکنند).
Why is the verb لغو کنند (laghv konand) in the subjunctive mood if the English translation uses the future tense ("will cancel")?
The word شاید (shāyad, meaning "perhaps" or "maybe") expresses doubt or possibility. In Farsi, this always triggers the subjunctive mood for the following verb, overriding any future or present indicative tense you might expect from the English translation.
I know باند (bānd) as a word for a gang or a medical bandage. Why does it mean "runway" here?
باند is a loanword from the French word "bande" and has taken on several meanings in Farsi. In addition to a gang or bandage, it can refer to a lane on a highway, an audio speaker, and in aviation contexts, an airport runway (باند فرودگاه).
Who is the subject of لغو کنند (they cancel)? There is no pronoun in the sentence.
The verb ends with the third-person plural suffix ـند (-and). In Farsi, when referring to an action done by authorities, companies, or an unspecified group of people (like the airport administration here), it is very common to use the third-person plural without an explicit subject pronoun. It functions just like the generic "they" in English.
Why does را (rā) come directly after پرواز (parvāz) rather than later in the sentence?
را marks the specific direct object of the verb. Since the direct object is just "the flight" (پرواز), the marker locks in immediately after it. The prepositional phrases that follow—به دلیل مشکل فنی (due to a technical problem) and روی باند (on the runway)—are adverbial phrases modifying the verb, not part of the direct object noun phrase.
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