Breakdown of با اینکه او شعرهای زیبایی می‌نویسد، شاعر محبوبی نیست.
او
he/she
بودنbudan
to be
زیباzibâ
beautiful
نوشتنneveshtan
to write
Questions & Answers about با اینکه او شعرهای زیبایی می‌نویسد، شاعر محبوبی نیست.
Why do we use the present indicative verb می‌نویسد after با اینکه instead of the subjunctive?
The conjunction با اینکه (bâ inke) means 'even though' or 'despite the fact that'. Because it states a real, existing fact rather than a wish or a doubt, it is followed by the regular indicative tense. This is why we use می‌نویسد (writes) and not the subjunctive بنویسد.
Can I swap با اینکه for اگرچه in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely! Both با اینکه (bâ inke) and اگرچه (agarche) mean 'although' or 'even though' and are used interchangeably to express a concession. Both are followed by the indicative tense just like in this sentence.
Why is there an extra ی (i) at the end of the adjectives زیبایی (beautiful) and محبوبی (popular)?
That ی at the very end is the indefinite article, meaning 'a' or 'some'. In Farsi, when an indefinite noun is followed by an adjective, this ی attaches to the end of the adjective rather than the noun. So 'a popular poet' becomes شاعر محبوبی (šâ'er-e mahbubi), and 'some beautiful poems' becomes شعرهای زیبایی (še'rhâ-ye zibâyi).
Why do we add a ی in the middle of شعرهای زیبایی (še'rhâ-ye zibâyi)?