Breakdown of در حالی که من کشو رو مرتب میکنم، تو سیما و انگشترا رو ببر.
من
I
تو
you (singular)
و
and
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بردنbordan
to take (away, carry)
کشوkeshu
drawer
مرتب کردنmoratab kardan
to tidy up
در حالی کهdar hâli ke
while / whereas
سیمsim
wire
انگشترangoshtar
ring (worn on finger)
Questions & Answers about در حالی که من کشو رو مرتب میکنم، تو سیما و انگشترا رو ببر.
How do we see the new colloquial plural rule working in سیما and انگشترا?
Both سیم (wire) and انگشتر (ring) end in a consonant. In spoken Tehrani, the formal plural suffix ها shortens to just ا (an "â" sound) after consonants. So سیمها becomes سیما and انگشترها becomes انگشترا.
Why is it رو instead of را after کشو and انگشترا?
رو is the colloquial spoken form of the direct object marker را. After a vowel, like the "o" in کشو (drawer) or the "â" in انگشترا (rings), Iranians naturally say رو to make it flow better in everyday speech.
Does در حالی که literally mean "while"?
It is the standard translation for "while" or "at the same time as". Literally, it translates to "in the state that" (حال means state or condition), but it functions perfectly as a conjunction connecting two ongoing actions.
Why is the verb مرتب میکنم in the regular present tense here, instead of the subjunctive?
When در حالی که (while) describes a real, ongoing factual action, it takes the present indicative (using the می prefix). Because you are actively tidying the drawer at this very moment, the subjunctive isn't needed here.
I recognize ببر as a command, but what is the infinitive verb here?
The infinitive is بردن (to take or to carry). The present stem is irregular: بر (bar). To form the command "you take", we add the imperative prefix بـ (be-), giving us ببر (bebar).
Learn در حالی که من کشو رو مرتب میکنم، تو سیما و انگشترا رو ببر 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