Breakdown of اگر فردا به ادارهی پست بروم، این کارتن را تحویل خواهم داد.
این
this
بهbe
to
فرداfardâ
tomorrow
رفتنraftan
to go
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کارتنkârton
box / carton (cardboard)
اگرagar
if
ادارهedâre
office
پستpost
mail
تحویل دادنtahvil dâdan
to deliver
Questions & Answers about اگر فردا به ادارهی پست بروم، این کارتن را تحویل خواهم داد.
Why is the first verb beravam instead of the normal present tense miravam?
In Farsi, when we use agar (if) for a possible future event (the first conditional), the verb in the 'if' clause must be in the Present Subjunctive. This means we replace the normal mi- prefix with be-, turning miravam into beravam.
How does the future tense work in the phrase tahvil khāham dād?
To make the formal future tense, Farsi uses a conjugated form of khāstan (to want/will) plus the short infinitive of the main verb. For a compound verb like tahvil dādan (to deliver), the helper verb khāham (I will) gets sandwiched exactly between the non-verb part (tahvil) and the short infinitive of the verb part (dād).
Why is rā used after in kārtan?
The word rā is used to mark a specific direct object. Since the sentence talks about delivering 'this carton' (in kārtan) rather than just any carton, the object is specific and we must add rā right after it.
What is the -ye sound doing in edāre-ye post?
This is the ezāfe linking sound that connects two nouns, translating roughly to 'office of post'. Because the word edāre (office) ends in a vowel sound, we add a 'y' sound before the ezāfe to connect them smoothly, making it edāre-ye post.
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