Breakdown of وقتی پدربزرگ فوت کرد، ما باید ملک را میفروختیم.
ما
we
پدربزرگpedarbozorg
grandfather
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بایدbâyad
must
فروختنforukhtan
to sell
وقتیvaqti
when
ملکmelk
estate / property (real estate, land)
فوت کردنfowt kardan
to pass away
Questions & Answers about وقتی پدربزرگ فوت کرد، ما باید ملک را میفروختیم.
Why does میفروختیم have the continuous prefix می if we are talking about a completed action ("had to sell")?
In Farsi, to express a past obligation (that you "had to" do something), you use باید followed by the past continuous tense of the verb. Even though the action of selling might be a single completed event, the grammar rule for past obligation dictates this format, so باید + میفروختیم is the standard way to say "we had to sell."
I know the verb مردن means "to die". Why use فوت کرد here instead?
فوت کردن is a polite and respectful way to say someone died, equivalent to "passed away" in English. Since the sentence is about a beloved family member (the grandfather), using فوت کرد is much more appropriate and common than the blunt word for dying.
Is the word ملک (estate) related to the word مال that we use for possessions?
Yes, they share an Arabic root! While مال is used broadly for possessions or ownership (like in مال من for "mine" or "property of me"), ملک specifically refers to real estate, land, or a physical, legal property that someone owns.
Why do we need the word را right after ملک?
را is the specific direct object marker. Because the family had to sell "the estate" (a specific, known property that belonged to the grandfather, rather than just "some property"), Farsi requires را to show it is the definite target of the verb.
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