Expressing Probability
To express that an action is possible or probable, start the clause with an impersonal expression:
- ممکن است (It is possible)
- احتمال دارد (There is a probability / It is probable)
Because these phrases express uncertainty, the main verb of the sentence must take the Present Subjunctive form.
It is Possible: ممکن است
Place ممکن است before the subject and conjugate the main verb in the present subjunctive (usually by adding the بـ prefix).
| It is possible that the hot air balloon flies today. | ممکن است بالن امروز پرواز کند.momken ast bâlon emrooz parvâz konad. |
| It is possible that the balloon floats above the clouds today. | ممکن است بالن امروز بالای ابرها شناور شود.momken ast bâlon emruz bâlâ-ye abrhâ shenâvar shavad. |
It is Probable: احتمال دارد
احتمال دارد works exactly the same way. The phrase is impersonal and never changes form, regardless of the subject.
| There is a probability that the weather becomes foggy tomorrow. | احتمال دارد هوا فردا مهآلود بشود.ehtemâl dârad havâ fardâ meh-âlud beshavad. |
| It is probable that the intensity of the rain changes. | احتمال دارد شدت باران تغییر کند.ehtemâl dârad sheddat bârân taghyir konad. |
Probability with Compound Verbs
With compound verbs, only the "light verb" (the conjugating half) takes the subjunctive form.
Remember that a few verbs, most notably داشتن (to have), do not take the بـ prefix in the subjunctive.
| The wind is changing, so it is possible that we have turbulence. | باد دارد تغییر میکند، پس ممکن است تلاطم داشته باشیم.bâd dârad taghyir mikonad, pas momken ast talâtom dâshte bâshim. |
| It is possible that the weather changes and we land somewhere foggy. | ممکن است هوا تغییر کند و در جایی مهآلود فرود بیاییم.momken ast havâ taghyir konad va dar jâ-i meh-âlud forud biâyim. |
| It is possible that the balloon crashes because of the storm. | ممکن است بالن به خاطر طوفان سقوط کند.momken ast bâlon be khâter-e tufân soqut konad. |
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