Breakdown of وقتی که تراکتور مشکل دارد، باید آن را تعمیر کنیم.
آن
that
داشتنdâshtan
to have
مشکلmoshkel
problem
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بایدbâyad
must
تعمیر کردنta'mir kardan
to repair
وقتی کهvaqti ke
when (conjunction)
تراکتورterâktor
tractor
Questions & Answers about وقتی که تراکتور مشکل دارد، باید آن را تعمیر کنیم.
Why does vaghti ke (when) take the normal present tense dârad instead of the subjunctive?
In Farsi, vaghti ke (or zamâni ke) introduces a factual statement or a timeline of events, so it usually takes the indicative (normal) mood. This is different from conjunctions like ke (that) or tâ (so that), which often express intent or doubt and require the subjunctive.
Is it absolutely necessary to include ke in vaghti ke?
No, it is optional. In spoken and everyday Farsi, people very often drop the ke and just say vaghti. Vaghti terâktor moshkel dârad is perfectly natural and means the exact same thing.
Why is the second verb konim instead of mikonim?
The verb ta'mir kardan (to repair) is in the subjunctive mood here because it follows bâyad (must). When a verb follows bâyad, it changes to the subjunctive. For the kardan part of the compound verb, this means dropping the mi- prefix, leaving us with konim (we repair).
What is the purpose of râ in the phrase ân râ?
The word râ is the specific direct object marker. Here, ân (it) refers to the tractor we need to repair. Because we are talking about repairing a specific, known thing (it), we must follow the object with râ.
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