Learn Farsi: سفالگر در کارگاه ماند تا سفال خشک شد. - The potter stayed in the workshop until the pottery dried.

The word ta means until in this context. Because both actions actually happened and were completed in the past, we use the simple past tense for both verbs. When ta describes a completed, factual event, it takes an indicative tense like the simple past.

How does the word sofalgar relate to the word sofal later in the sentence?

sofal means pottery or terracotta. The suffix -gar is added to nouns to describe a profession, similar to the English suffix -er. Therefore, a sofalgar is someone who makes pottery, or a potter.

How is the word kargah built?

It is formed by combining kar, meaning work, with the suffix -gah, which indicates a location or place. Put together, kargah means a workplace or workshop.

Why does the sentence use shod at the end?

The verb to dry is a compound verb in Farsi. It pairs the adjective khoshk, meaning dry, with the verb shodan, meaning to become. shod is the simple past tense of shodan, so khoshk shod literally translates to became dry.