Questions & Answers about کاسه در کوره ماند تا پخت.
Why is the second verb پخت in the simple past tense instead of the subjunctive?
In this sentence, تا means 'until' an event that actually occurred in the past. Because the bowl really did finish baking, we use the simple past indicative tense (پخت). If تا meant 'so that' or referred to an event that hasn't happened yet, it would require the subjunctive.
Is پخت acting as a passive verb here since the bowl didn't bake itself?
In Farsi, the verb پختن (to bake/cook) can be used both transitively (like 'I baked a cake') and intransitively (like 'the cake baked'). Here, it is used intransitively. You do not need a complex passive structure; the bowl is simply the subject that 'baked'.
Why isn't there a pronoun after تا to mean 'until IT baked'?
Farsi allows you to drop subject pronouns if the context is clear. The verb پخت is already in the third-person singular form, which tells us 'he, she, or it baked'. Since we just talked about the bowl, we know 'it' is the subject.
Could I use فر instead of کوره for the oven?
You could, but کوره specifically means a kiln, furnace, or industrial oven, which makes perfect sense for baking a pottery bowl. فر is normally used for a standard kitchen oven for cooking food.