Breakdown of همین که اسید را به مایع اضافه میکنم، میجوشد.
بهbe
to
راrâ
definite direct object marker
اضافه کردنezâfe kardan
to add
همین کهhamin ke
as soon as
اسیدasid
acid
مایعmâye'
liquid
جوشیدنjushidan
to boil
Questions & Answers about همین که اسید را به مایع اضافه میکنم، میجوشد.
The lesson says همین که can be followed by the indicative or subjunctive. Why is اضافه میکنم in the indicative here?
Because this sentence describes a general fact or a scientific truth, meaning 'Whenever I add the acid, it boils'. If it were a specific, one-time future event (like 'As soon as I add the acid later today'), you would use the subjunctive form (اضافه کنم).
Why does اسید have را after it?
The word را marks the specific direct object of a sentence. Since you are talking about adding 'the acid' (a specific substance you are handling), it needs the را marker to show it is the direct receiver of the action.
Why is there no word for 'it' before میجوشد?
In Farsi, subject pronouns are usually dropped because the verb ending already tells you who or what is doing the action. The -د ending on میجوشد indicates the third-person singular (he, she, or it). Context makes it clear that 'it' is boiling.
Does the comma work the same way here as it does in English?
Yes! Just like in English, when a sentence starts with a subordinating conjunction like همین که (as soon as), you put a comma at the end of that first clause before introducing the main result (میجوشد).
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