Word
به فرض اینکه همزاد خود را در یک جهان موازی ببینی، نباید با او حرف بزنی.
Meaning
Assuming that you see your doppelgänger in a parallel world, you must not talk to him.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of به فرض اینکه همزاد خود را در یک جهان موازی ببینی، نباید با او حرف بزنی.
او
he/she
یکyek
one / a, an
درdar
in
باbâ
with
Questions & Answers about به فرض اینکه همزاد خود را در یک جهان موازی ببینی، نباید با او حرف بزنی.
Why is ببینی in the present subjunctive rather than the indicative?
The phrase به فرض اینکه (assuming that) sets up a hypothetical situation. In Farsi, suppositional conjunctions like this one require the verb that follows them to be in the present subjunctive. That is why we use ببینی instead of the indicative میبینی.
Could I use the possessive suffix ت instead of خود for 'your doppelganger'?
Yes, you could say همزادت, but using the reflexive pronoun خود (self) is much more natural here. Because the possessor of the doppelganger is the same as the subject of the clause ('you'), Farsi prefers خود to emphasize 'your own'.
What literally makes up the word همزاد?
It is a compound of هم (same / together) and زاد (born, from the root for giving birth). While it literally means 'born together', in modern usage and science fiction contexts like parallel worlds, it translates perfectly to 'doppelganger' or 'alter ego'.
Why is the final verb حرف بزنی also in the subjunctive?
This is a quick refresher from earlier lessons: it follows the modal verb نباید (must not). Modal verbs of obligation always force the main verb into the subjunctive mood. Since the implied subject is 'you', it takes the second-person singular ending.