Learn Farsi: ناشر کتاب را چاپ نکرد، اگرچه داستان پرفروش بود. - The publisher did not print the book, although the story was a best-seller.

ناشر کتاب را چاپ نکرد، اگرچه داستان پرفروش بود.nâsher ketâb râ châp nakard, agarche dâstân porforush bud.

The publisher did not print the book, although the story was a best-seller.

Breakdown of ناشر کتاب را چاپ نکرد، اگرچه داستان پرفروش بود.

definite direct object marker

داستانdâstân

story

Questions & Answers about ناشر کتاب را چاپ نکرد، اگرچه داستان پرفروش بود.

Why does agarche use the normal past tense bud here instead of the subjunctive?

When agarche (although) is used to describe a known fact or something that actually happened, it takes an indicative (normal) tense. Since it is a fact that the story was a best-seller, we just use the simple past bud (was). You only use the subjunctive with agarche if you are talking about uncertain or hypothetical situations.

Could the agarche clause come at the beginning of the sentence instead?

Yes! Exactly like in English, you can swap the order of the clauses. You could say: agarche dâstân porforush bud, nâsher ketâb râ châp nakard (Although the story was a best-seller, the publisher did not print the book).

How do we form the negative of the verb "to print" in this sentence?

The verb is châp kardan (to print), which is a compound verb made of châp (print) and kardan (to do). To make it negative, you only add the negative prefix na- to the verb part (kard). That is why it becomes châp nakard (did not print).

What are the parts of the word porforush (best-seller)?

It is a compound adjective made of por (full, much) and forush (sale). Literally meaning "high-selling," it is the standard way to say "best-selling" or "best-seller" in Farsi.

Why is (را) used right after ?