Breakdown of من امیدوارم که کنار رودخانه صبور باشید.
من
I
بودنbudan
to be
کنارkenâr
beside, next to
کهke
that (conjunction)
امیدوار بودنomidvâr budan
to hope
رودخانهrudkhâne
river
صبورsabur
patient
Questions & Answers about من امیدوارم که کنار رودخانه صبور باشید.
Why does this sentence use bâshid instead of hastid for "you are"?
This is because of the phrase omidvâram ke (I hope that). In Farsi, expressing a hope, wish, or desire requires the action you are hoping for to be in the present subjunctive form. While hastid is the regular indicative "you are", bâshid is the subjunctive version we must use here.
Where is the be- prefix on the subjunctive verb bâshid?
The verb budan (to be) is irregular in the subjunctive. Instead of adding a be- prefix to a stem, it uses the special stem bâsh-. When you add the formal/plural "you" ending -id, it becomes bâshid.
Why is "I hope" translated as a single word, omidvâram?
In Farsi, "to hope" is actually expressed as the compound omidvâr budan, which literally means "to be hopeful". omidvâram is just the adjective omidvâr attached to the short "I am" verb ending -am. You could also say omidvâr hastam, but the shorter version is much more common.
Do I need to pronounce an extra sound between kenâr (next to) and rudkhâne (river)?
Yes! They are linked by an invisible ezafe (an "-e" sound). When you use a location word like kenâr before a noun to say "next to the [noun]", you must connect them with this sound. You will pronounce it kenâr-e rudkhâne.
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