Let alone (che berasat be inke)

Life as a freelance artist (آزادکار) often brings financial concerns (دغدغه‌های مالی).

Scaled Improbability: "Let alone..."

To express that something is impossible because even a much simpler task is unachievable ("let alone" or "not to mention"), use the conjunction چه برسد به اینکه.

Because the action following this phrase is hypothetical and unrealized, the verb in the second clause takes the Present Subjunctive mood.

This structure works perfectly when complaining about lacking the financial stability (ثبات) required for luxury (لوکس) expenses.

The Spoken Form

In casual, spoken Farsi, the formal verb برسد softens into برسه, making the phrase چه برسه به اینکه.