Breakdown of در قبال طبیعت، هم شکارچی و هم شاهین موظف هستند.
و
and
بودنbudan
to be
همham
also, too / both ... and / together / each other
طبیعتtabi'at
nature
شکارچیshekârchi
hunter
موظفmovazzaf
obliged / required (of a person)
در قبالdar qebâl
vis-à-vis / towards (in exchange/duty)
شاهینshâhin
falcon
Questions & Answers about در قبال طبیعت، هم شکارچی و هم شاهین موظف هستند.
Why do we use dar qebâl-e here, and could we swap it for dar ezâ-ye?
We use dar qebâl-e to express a moral duty or stance "towards" or "vis-à-vis" something. You cannot swap it for dar ezâ-ye here. dar ezâ-ye specifically means "in exchange for" or "in return for" a good or service, which doesn't fit the non-transactional relationship with nature in this sentence.
How does the ham ... va ham ... structure work in this sentence?
The phrase ham shekârchi va ham shâhin is the Farsi equivalent of "both the hunter and the falcon." Using ham (also/too) before each item joined by va (and) is the standard way to pair subjects together for emphasis.
What kind of word is movazzaf, and why is it used with hastand?
movazzaf is an adjective meaning "duty-bound" or "obligated." It shares an Arabic root with vazife (duty). Because it is an adjective rather than an action verb, it needs a "to be" verb to form the predicate, which is why we use hastand (they are).
Is it normal to put the prepositional phrase dar qebâl-e tabi'at at the very beginning of the sentence?
Yes, fronting prepositional phrases is common in Farsi when you want to establish the topic early. The standard word order would put the subjects first, but placing dar qebâl-e tabi'at at the start heavily emphasizes that nature is the focus of their shared responsibility.
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