Breakdown of من هر روز ورزش میکنم تا سلامتی من بهتر بشود.
من
I
هرhar
every
روزruz
day
ورزش کردنvarzesh kardan
to exercise
Questions & Answers about من هر روز ورزش میکنم تا سلامتی من بهتر بشود.
Why does the sentence use بشود instead of the normal present tense میشود?
The word تا (so that / in order to) shows a goal or purpose, which makes the outcome uncertain. In Farsi, when we talk about a goal rather than a stated fact, the verb that follows must be in the present subjunctive form. That is why we use بشود (the subjunctive of 'to become') instead of the regular present tense میشود.
Could I use برای اینکه instead of تا in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely! تا and برای اینکه both mean 'so that' or 'in order to' when used before a subjunctive verb. تا is just shorter and very common in everyday Farsi. You could perfectly well say برای اینکه سلامتی من بهتر بشود and it would mean the exact same thing.
What is the infinitive of بشود and how is its subjunctive formed here?
The infinitive is شدن (to become). To form the present subjunctive, we take the present stem, which is شو, add the prefix بـ (be-), and then add the personal ending. Since 'my health' acts as an 'it' (third-person singular), we use the ending ـد (-ad). So it becomes بشود (be-shav-ad).
The sentence says سلامتی من for 'my health'. Could I also use the possessive ending ـَم?
Yes, you can! You could say سلامتیام (salâmati-am) instead of سلامتی من. Using the separate pronoun من after a noun (with an invisible 'e' sound connecting them, spoken as 'salâmati-ye man') is just another very common way to show possession in Farsi.