Breakdown of زمانی که باران میبارد، مزرعه را آبیاری نمیکنیم.
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بارانbârân
rain
باریدنbâridan
to rain / to snow
مزرعهmazra'e
farm
زمانی کهzamâni ke
when (conjunction)
آبیاری کردنâbyâri kardan
to water / to irrigate
Questions & Answers about زمانی که باران میبارد، مزرعه را آبیاری نمیکنیم.
Why do we use zamâni ke here instead of key for "when"?
Key is a question word used only to ask "when?" (like "When are you going?"). Zamâni ke, which literally means "the time that", is a conjunction used to connect two parts of a sentence to show that they happen at the same time.
The lesson says we use the indicative tense after zamâni ke. How can I tell mibârad is indicative?
The present indicative in Farsi is usually formed with the prefix mi-, as seen in mibârad. Since zamâni ke here talks about a general fact or a real event that happens, it takes the normal indicative verb instead of the subjunctive (which would usually take the prefix be-).
English just says "it rains." What is the literal translation of bârân mibârad?
Farsi is a bit more literal with weather verbs! It translates to "rain rains." Bârân means "rain" (the noun) and mibârad is the third-person singular present tense of the verb "to rain" or "to fall."
Why do we need the word râ after mazra'e (farm)?
Râ is the specific direct object marker. Because we are talking about a specific farm ("the farm") that is receiving the action of being watered, we must put râ right after it to show it is the direct object.
How does the negative verb âbyâri nemikonim (we do not water) break down?
This is a compound verb made of the noun âbyâri (irrigation or watering) and the verb kardan (to do). To make it negative, you add the ne- prefix to the conjugated part of the helper verb, creating nemikonim (we do not do).
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