Breakdown of ما کارهای سنگین را محول میکنیم تا بتوانیم توازن داشته باشیم.
ما
we
سنگینsangin
heavy
کارkâr
work
داشتنdâshtan
to have
راrâ
definite direct object marker
توانستنtavânestan
to be able to
تاtâ
so that
محول کردنmohavval kardan
to delegate / to assign (a task or duty)
توازنtavâzon
balance (symmetry, proportion)
Questions & Answers about ما کارهای سنگین را محول میکنیم تا بتوانیم توازن داشته باشیم.
The second clause has two subjunctive verbs in a row: betavânim and dâshte bâshim. Why?
The conjunction tâ (so that) requires the following verb to be in the subjunctive, which gives us betavânim (we can). Since the modal verb tavânestan (to be able to) always requires the verb that follows it to also be in the subjunctive, the main action verb dâshte bâshim (we have) takes the subjunctive form as well.
How is the subjunctive formed for dâshte bâshim? It doesn't have the typical be- prefix.
The verb dâshtan (to have) is an exception and never takes the be- prefix. Instead, its present subjunctive is formed using its past participle dâshte followed by the present subjunctive of the verb to be (bâsham, bâshi, bâshim, etc.).
What is the literal breakdown of the compound verb mohavval kardan?
The word mohavval comes from an Arabic root meaning transferred or shifted. By pairing it with kardan (to do/make), the compound verb literally means to make transferred, which is the standard way to say to delegate or to assign in Farsi.
Could we use alâve bar inke (besides) or zemen-e inke (while) here instead of tâ?
No, because those conjunctions are used for clausal addition (adding extra information), whereas tâ is used here for a purpose clause (showing the reason or goal). If you used alâve bar inke, it would mean 'Besides delegating the heavy tasks, we can maintain balance', which completely loses the cause-and-effect relationship between delegating and balancing.
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