Breakdown of رستوراندار باید مورد پیگرد قانونی قرار گرفته باشد.
بایدbâyad
must
موردmored
case, instance / object of (in 'mored-e ... qarâr gereftan')
قانونیqânuni
legal
قرار گرفتنgharâr gereftan
to undergo / be placed
رستوراندارresturân-dâr
restaurant owner
پیگردpeygard
prosecution / pursuit
Questions & Answers about رستوراندار باید مورد پیگرد قانونی قرار گرفته باشد.
How does the formal passive structure مورد ... قرار گرفتن (moured-e ... qarâr gereftan) work in this sentence?
This structure is used to say that someone "undergoes" or "is subjected to" an action. Here, the abstract noun phrase is پیگرد قانونی (peygard-e qânuni), meaning "legal prosecution". By sandwiching it between مورد (moured-e) and قرار گرفتن (qarâr gereftan), it creates the formal passive meaning: "to be subjected to legal prosecution".
Why is the verb گرفته باشد (gerefte bâšad) in the perfect subjunctive instead of the present subjunctive بگیرد (begirad)?
The modal verb باید (bâyad - must) requires a subjunctive verb to follow it. Because we want to say the owner "must have undergone" this prosecution (referring to an action completed before now, rather than a present or future event), we use the perfect subjunctive. It is formed using the past participle گرفته (gerefte) plus the present subjunctive of "to be", which is باشد (bâšad).
Are there hidden ezâfe (linking vowel) connections inside مورد پیگرد قانونی?
Yes, there are two! The phrase is pronounced moured-e peygard-e qânuni. The first ezâfe is a strict grammatical requirement connecting the structural word مورد (moured) to the noun پیگرد (peygard - prosecution). The second ezâfe links that noun to its adjective قانونی (qânuni - legal).
What does the suffix دار (-dâr) do in the word رستوراندار (resturân-dâr)?
The suffix دار (-dâr) comes from the present stem of داشتن (dâštan - to have). It is attached to nouns to indicate a person who owns, holds, or manages that thing. Therefore, a رستوراندار is a restaurant owner. You will also see this in common words like سرمایهدار (sarmâye-dâr - capitalist/investor) or خانهدار (xâne-dâr - homemaker).
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