Breakdown of پیراهنش خیس است چون باران بارید.
است
is
پیراهنpirâhan
shirt
بارانbârân
rain
باریدنbâridan
to rain / to snow
Questions & Answers about پیراهنش خیس است چون باران بارید.
How do we use چون to say 'because' in this sentence?
The word چون (chon) is a connecting word that links a result to its reason. Just like in English, it sits right between the two parts of the sentence: the result (پیراهنش خیس است, his shirt is wet) and the reason (باران بارید, it rained).
Where is the word for 'his' in پیراهنش?
Instead of using a separate word for 'his', Farsi often attaches a short ending to the noun. The ش at the end of پیراهن (shirt) means 'his', 'her', or 'its'. Therefore, پیراهنش means 'his shirt'.
Why doesn't the second part of the sentence have a word for 'it' like the English translation 'it rained'?
English uses a 'dummy' subject in phrases like 'it rained' or 'it is snowing' because English sentences require a subject. Farsi does not need to insert a word for 'it' in these cases. Instead, Farsi simply uses the specific weather noun acting as the subject alongside its verb.
Does باران بارید literally translate to 'rain rained'?
Yes! باران is the noun for 'rain' and بارید is the past tense verb meaning 'rained'. In Farsi, weather events are often expressed by pairing the weather noun with its corresponding verb, making 'rain rained' the completely natural and correct way to say 'it rained'.