Breakdown of اگر پماد میمالیدی، خارش کم میشد.
شدنshodan
to become
کمkam
little, rarely
اگرagar
if
پمادpomâd
ointment
مالیدنmâlidan
to apply / to rub
خارشkhâresh
itching
Questions & Answers about اگر پماد میمالیدی، خارش کم میشد.
Why are both verbs in the past continuous tense (میمالیدی and میشد) if we are talking about a hypothetical situation?
This is how Farsi forms 'unreal' conditionals (like 'If you did X, Y would happen'). You use the past continuous (می + past stem + ending) in both the 'if' half of the sentence and the result half. It shows that you didn't actually apply the ointment, but we are imagining what would happen if you did.
The verb میمالیدی comes from مالیدن (to rub). Is that the normal way to say 'apply' for medicine?
Yes! While in English we 'apply' creams or ointments, in Farsi you use مالیدن (to rub or spread). So پماد میمالیدی literally means 'you were rubbing ointment'.
Is the word خارش (itching) related to a verb?
Yes, it comes from the verb خاریدن (to itch or to scratch). To make the noun form, Farsi takes the present stem (خار) and adds the suffix ـِش (-esh), creating خارش (the itch or itching).
How does کم میشد translate to 'would decrease'?
کم میشد is the past continuous form of the compound verb کم شدن (to become less or to decrease). In this conditional sentence, it literally translates to 'would become less'.
Learn اگر پماد میمالیدی، خارش کم میشد and more in Farsi
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free