Breakdown of ربات میتواند به مریخ برود، اما انسانها یک پایگاه خواهند ساخت.
اماammâ
but
یکyek
one / a, an
بهbe
to
رفتنraftan
to go
توانستنtavânestan
to be able to
ساختنsâkhtan
to build
رباتrobât
robot
پایگاهpâygâh
base
مریخmerrikh
Mars
انسانensân
human
Questions & Answers about ربات میتواند به مریخ برود، اما انسانها یک پایگاه خواهند ساخت.
How is the future tense verb خواهند ساخت (khâhand sâkht) formed here?
It uses the conjugated present tense of the helper verb خواستن (khâstan), which here is خواهند (khâhand) for "they will", plus the short infinitive of the main verb. The short infinitive is just the regular infinitive without the final ن (-an), so ساختن (sâkhtan, to build) becomes ساخت (sâkht).
Wait, doesn't خواستن (khâstan) mean "to want"? Why doesn't this sentence mean "they want to build"?
Great question! When خواستن is used as a regular verb meaning "to want", it takes the می (mi-) prefix and is followed by the subjunctive mood. So "they want to build" would be میخواهند بسازند (mi-khâhand besâzand). But when used as a helper verb for the future tense ("they will build"), it drops the می (mi-) prefix and uses the short infinitive instead: خواهند ساخت (khâhand sâkht).
Why is the verb for "go" written as برود (beravad) instead of the normal present tense میرود (mi-ravad)?
Because it follows میتواند (mi-tavânad), meaning "is able to" or "can". In Farsi, the second verb following a modal verb like "can", "must", or "want" must be in the subjunctive mood. The subjunctive usually drops the می (mi-) prefix and adds a ب (be-) prefix, turning میرود into برود.
Does the two-part future verb خواهند ساخت (khâhand sâkht) always stay together at the end of the sentence?
Yes! Farsi places the verb at the end of the clause. Even though the future tense is made of two separate words (the helper and the main verb), they act as a single verb unit and stay right next to each other at the very end.
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