Breakdown of شاید بعد از جشنواره به پارک برویم.
پارکpârk
park
بهbe
to
رفتنraftan
to go
شایدshâyad
maybe
جشنوارهjashnvâre
festival
بعد ازba'd az
after (time)
Questions & Answers about شاید بعد از جشنواره به پارک برویم.
How does the phrase ba'd az work with nouns in this sentence?
Ba'd az means "after". When you want to say "after an event" or "after a time", you put ba'd az directly before the noun. Here, it is followed by jashnvareh (festival). You use the exact same structure for ghabl az (before).
Could I just say ba'd jashnvareh without the word az?
No, when linking "after" to a specific noun or pronoun, the az (from/of) is required. If you just say ba'd by itself without az, it means "later" or "afterwards" as a general time word.
Why is the verb beravim used here instead of the normal present tense miravim?
The sentence starts with shayad (maybe). In Farsi, words expressing doubt or possibility like shayad require the verb to be in the subjunctive form. That is why the verb takes the be- prefix to become beravim instead of the regular indicative miravim.
What is the literal breakdown of the verb beravim?
It is made of the subjunctive prefix be-, the present stem of the verb "to go" (rav-), and the "we" personal ending -im. Even though it translates to "we will go" in English, Farsi uses this present subjunctive form for uncertain future actions.
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