Breakdown of من سه نسخه از این کتاب محبوب خواهم خرید، با اینکه گران است.
من
I
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
کتابketâb
book
Questions & Answers about من سه نسخه از این کتاب محبوب خواهم خرید، با اینکه گران است.
Why is the verb است in the indicative form instead of the subjunctive?
The conjunction با اینکه (even though) is used to state a known fact or reality, so it is followed by an indicative tense. This is different from conjunctions that express doubt, conditions, or desires, which require the subjunctive. Since the book being expensive is a fact here, we use the simple present است.
How is the future tense formed in the phrase خواهم خرید?
To make the formal future tense in Farsi, you conjugate the helping verb خواستن (to want) for the subject, which gives us خواهم for 'I'. Then, you add the short infinitive of the main verb, which is exactly the same as its past stem. The past stem of 'to buy' is خرید, making the full phrase خواهم خرید (I will buy).
Why do we say سه نسخه از instead of just saying سه کتاب?
While you could simply say سه کتاب (three books), using the word نسخه (copy or edition) makes it more specific, translating exactly to 'three copies'. The word از (of) connects the quantity to the specific item, just like in the English phrase 'three copies of'.
Why does محبوب (popular) come after کتاب (book)?
In Farsi, adjectives almost always follow the noun they describe. They are connected to the noun by the ezafe, which is a short 'e' sound added to the end of the noun. So the phrase 'this popular book' is structured as 'this book-e popular', becoming این کتاب محبوب (in ketâb-e mahbub).