Breakdown of چند روز طول میکشد تا خارش و سوزش تمام شود؟
و
and
چندchand
how many / several / a few
روزruz
day
شدنshodan
to become
طول کشیدنtul keshidan
to take (time) / to last
تمامtamâm
whole, all / finished / over (to finish)
تاtâ
until
خارشkhâresh
itching
سوزشsuzesh
burning sensation
Questions & Answers about چند روز طول میکشد تا خارش و سوزش تمام شود؟
Why do we use tâ and the subjunctive tamâm shavad here?
The phrase tul mi-keshad (it takes time) triggers a specific structure when you want to say it takes time for something to happen. We use tâ (which here translates closest to 'until' or 'for') followed by the second verb in the present subjunctive form, tamâm shavad.
The subject is itching and burning (two things). Why is the verb tamâm shavad in the singular form instead of plural?
In Farsi, when the subject is made up of inanimate objects or abstract concepts (like khâresh va suzesh), the verb is usually singular. Even though there are two symptoms, they are treated as a collective non-human idea.
I notice both khâresh (itching) and suzesh (burning) end in -esh. Is this a pattern?
Yes! The suffix -esh is commonly added to the present stem of a verb to create a noun that describes the action or feeling. Khâresh comes from the verb khâridan (to itch/scratch), and suzesh comes from sukhtan (to burn).
Why is it chand ruz (singular day) instead of the plural form for days?
In Farsi, nouns that follow numbers or question words asking for quantities, like chand (how many), must always remain in their singular form. So it is literally phrased as 'how many day'.
What does tul mi-keshad literally mean?
The compound verb tul keshidan literally means 'to pull length' (tul = length, keshidan = to pull or draw). It is the standard Farsi idiom for saying an event takes time or lasts.
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