Breakdown of داشتیم فیلم تماشا میکردیم که ناگهان برق قطع شد.
داشتنdâshtan
to have
فیلمfilm
movie
تماشا کردنtamâshâ kardan
to watch
کهke
that (conjunction)
برقbarq
electricity
ناگهانnâgahân
suddenly
قطع شدنghat' shodan
to be disconnected / to be cut
Questions & Answers about داشتیم فیلم تماشا میکردیم که ناگهان برق قطع شد.
How do dâshtim and tamâshâ mi-kardim work together to mean "were watching"?
This is the standard Past Progressive structure in Farsi. You take the past tense of dâshtan (to have), which is dâshtim for "we", and pair it with the past continuous form of the main verb, tamâshâ mi-kardim. Together, they express an ongoing action in the past.
Why is the word film sandwiched between dâshtim and tamâshâ mi-kardim?
In the Past Progressive tense, the helper verb (dâshtim) usually goes at the very beginning of the clause, while the main verb (tamâshâ mi-kardim) goes at the end. Any objects, like film, will sit right in the middle between the two verb parts.
I thought ke meant "that". Why is it translated as "when" here?
While ke most commonly translates to "that", it is also highly used as a connector meaning "when" in situations like this. It is especially common for introducing a sudden, interrupting event right after a past continuous action.
What is the literal translation of ghat' shod?
It literally means "became cut" or "became disconnected". The verb shodan (to become) is used with ghat' (cut) to describe the power going out on its own. If you wanted to say someone actively cut the power, you would use kardan (to do) instead of shodan to make the verb ghat' kardan.
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