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بخواهند نخواهند، مربیها بیرحمانه رفتار میکنند، بهطوریکه هیچکس در پادگان نخوابد.
Meaning
Whether they want it or not, the trainers behave ruthlessly in such a way that no one sleeps in the boot camp.
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Breakdown of بخواهند نخواهند، مربیها بیرحمانه رفتار میکنند، بهطوریکه هیچکس در پادگان نخوابد.
درdar
in
خوابیدنkhâbidan
to sleep
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
هیچکسhichkas
Questions & Answers about بخواهند نخواهند، مربیها بیرحمانه رفتار میکنند، بهطوریکه هیچکس در پادگان نخوابد.
How does بخواهند نخواهند translate to 'whether they want it or not' without using any Farsi words for 'whether' or 'or'?
This is the 'willy-nilly' construction. By juxtaposing the affirmative present subjunctive (بخواهند) and the negative present subjunctive (نخواهند) of the same verb without any conjunctions, Farsi expresses an alternative condition. It literally means 'they may want, they may not want', which translates smoothly to 'whether they want it or not'.
What triggers the subjunctive mood for نخوابد at the end of the sentence?
The phrase بهطوریکه (in such a way that) introduces a desired outcome or an intended result here. Because the trainers are trying to enforce a specific condition rather than describing an already realized fact, the verb following this conjunction must be in the subjunctive mood.
Why does the verb نخوابد have a negative prefix when the English translation says 'no one sleeps'?
Farsi requires negative concord, commonly known as a double negative. Whenever a negative pronoun like هیچکس (nobody or no one) is used in a clause, the verb must also take a negative prefix. Farsi literally says 'nobody does not sleep' to mean 'nobody sleeps'.
How is the adverb بیرحمانه (ruthlessly) formed?
It is created by attaching the suffix ـانه to the adjective بیرحم (ruthless). This is a standard and highly productive way to turn adjectives or nouns into adverbs of manner in Farsi, functioning exactly like the '-ly' suffix in English.