Breakdown of این بدیهی است که یک جای امن انتخاب کنید، وگرنه آب زیرانداز را خیس میکند.
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
یکyek
one / a, an
آبâb
water
کردنkardan
to do / to make
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
انتخاب کردنentekhâb kardan
to choose
خیسkhis
wet
امنamn
safe
جاjâ
place
وگرنهvagarna
otherwise / or else
زیراندازzirandâz
groundsheet
بدیهیbadihi
obvious
Questions & Answers about این بدیهی است که یک جای امن انتخاب کنید، وگرنه آب زیرانداز را خیس میکند.
In English, we say 'It is obvious...' Why does the Farsi sentence start with in (this) instead of just dropping the pronoun?
In English, we use 'it' as an empty or 'dummy' subject in phrases like 'It is obvious that...'. Farsi doesn't have a direct equivalent for this 'it', so it uses the demonstrative pronoun in (this) instead. The structure in + [adjective] + ast ke is the standard way to form these anticipatory clauses.
Why is the verb entekhab konid in the subjunctive mood here, and where is its be- prefix?
The phrase in badi-hi ast ke expresses an evaluation or recommendation, which requires the verb in the following clause to be in the subjunctive mood. With compound verbs like entekhab kardan (to choose), the subjunctive be- prefix is very often dropped in modern Farsi. So, entekhab konid is used here instead of entekhab bekonid.
Why is there an ezafe on ja (ja-ye) when the phrase already starts with yek?
The word yek acts as an article ('a' or 'one') and sits before the noun. However, the noun ja (place) still needs to connect to its adjective amn (safe). You must always use the ezafe to link a noun to its adjective, regardless of whether yek is at the start of the phrase. Since ja ends in a vowel, it takes the -ye form.
How is the vocabulary word zir-andaz (groundsheet) formed?
It is a compound noun made from zir (under) and andaz (the present stem of andakhtan, meaning to throw or spread). Literally, it translates to something you throw or spread underneath yourself.
The translation says 'will wet', so why is khis mikonad in the present tense?
In Farsi, the present indicative tense (marked by the mi- prefix) is frequently used to talk about the future, especially for events that are certain, immediate, or direct logical consequences. Using the present tense here sounds perfectly natural to express what will inevitably happen if you choose a bad spot.
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