Breakdown of میخواهم به این انتخابات اعتماد داشته باشم.
این
this
بهbe
to
داشتنdâshtan
to have
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
Questions & Answers about میخواهم به این انتخابات اعتماد داشته باشم.
I see انتخابات ends in the plural suffix -ât. What is its singular form, and how does it fit the current lesson's Arabic pattern?
The singular is انتخاب (entekhâb, meaning choice or election). It perfectly follows the Form VIII efte'âl (e-C1-t-e-C2-â-C3) pattern taught in this lesson. The three root consonants are n-kh-b (ن-خ-ب). Plugging those into the pattern gives us e-n-t-e-kh-â-b. The -ât suffix is an Arabic plural marker commonly used in Farsi for formal or abstract nouns, turning it into elections.
How does the noun اعتماد (e'temâd) follow the Form VIII pattern?
اعتماد (trust) is also a Form VIII verbal noun, built from the Arabic root consonants '-m-d (ع-م-د). When we insert them into the e-C1-t-e-C2-â-C3 mold, we get e-'-t-e-m-â-d. The Form VIII pattern often carries a reflexive meaning; here, it evolved from the concept of leaning on something to relying on or trusting it.
Why is the preposition به (be) used here instead of a word for in?
Prepositions rarely translate word-for-word between English and Farsi. While in English you have trust in something, in Farsi you have trust to something. Therefore, the compound verb اعتماد داشتن (to trust / to have trust) always takes the preposition به.
Why does the second verb, داشته باشم, look like a perfect tense instead of a normal present subjunctive?