Breakdown of در کوره گذاشتمش تا پخت.
درdar
in
گذاشتنgozâshtan
to put
پختنpokhtan
to cook
تاtâ
until
کورهkure
kiln
Questions & Answers about در کوره گذاشتمش تا پخت.
Why is the simple past tense pokht used after tâ instead of the subjunctive?
This is the core of your current lesson! When tâ means 'until' and refers to an event that actually happened and finished in the past, you use a normal indicative past tense like pokht. You only use the subjunctive after tâ if the action hasn't happened yet or if it means 'so that'.
How does gozâshtamesh break down? Where is the 'it' in 'I left it'?
The 'it' is the very last part of the word. Gozâshtam is the simple past for 'I put' or 'I left'. To say 'I left it', Farsi often attaches the object pronoun suffix -ash (meaning 'it', 'him', or 'her') directly to the verb. When you attach -ash to gozâshtam, it blends smoothly to become gozâshtamesh.
Does the verb gozâshtan mean 'to put' or 'to leave'?
It means both! In Farsi, the same verb is used to say you 'put' an object somewhere and that you 'leave' an object somewhere. The context of placing something in a kiln until it is done makes 'left' the most natural English translation here.
Can pokht mean both 'cooked' and 'baked'?
Yes, the verb pokhtan covers both cooking and baking. It's also flexible because it can describe the action a chef does ('I cooked the food') or what happens to the food itself, as in this sentence ('it baked' or 'it cooked'). Here, the item inside the kiln is the hidden subject of pokht.
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