When discussing likely future situations—like shipping rules or missed deliveries—we use first conditional sentences. In Farsi, these start with اگر (if).
| if | اگرagar |
The "If" Clause (Condition)
Because the condition hasn't happened yet, the verb following اگر takes the present subjunctive.
| If you send this envelope today, it will arrive at the destination tomorrow. | اگر این پاکت را امروز بفرستی، فردا به مقصد میرسد.agar in pâket râ emruz beferesti, fardâ be maqsad miresad. |
To state a negative condition, use the negative subjunctive, replacing the بـ prefix with نـ.
| If you do not write the sender's address on the envelope, they will not accept it. | اگر آدرس فرستنده را روی پاکت ننویسید، آن را نمیپذیرند.agar âdres-e ferestande râ ruye pâket nanevisid, ân râ nemipazirand. |
The Result Clause (Outcome)
The result clause describes what will happen if the condition is met. It uses standard indicative tenses, typically the present indicative or the explicit future tense.
| If I go to the post office tomorrow, I will deliver this carton. | اگر فردا به ادارهی پست بروم، این کارتن را تحویل خواهم داد.agar fardâ be edâre-ye post beravam, in kârton râ tahvil khâham dâd. |
You can also use modal verbs like باید (must) for the outcome. Notice how the verb "to be" changes to its subjunctive form (باشد) in the following "if" clause:
| If the carton is heavy, you must buy two stamps. | اگر کارتن سنگین باشد، باید دو تمبر بخرید.agar kârton sangin bâshad, bâyad do tambr bekharid. |
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