Breakdown of قرار است که ما تاریخ همایش را مشخص کنیم.
است
is
ما
we
قرارgharâr
appointment
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
تاریخtârikh
date
همایشhamâyesh
conference
مشخص کردنmoshakhkhas kardan
to specify / to determine
Questions & Answers about قرار است که ما تاریخ همایش را مشخص کنیم.
Why is the verb مشخص کنیم in the subjunctive mood here?
Because it follows قرار است که (it is planned / supposed to). This impersonal expression shows an expectation or future plan, so the verb that follows the connecting word که must be in the present subjunctive mood.
The English translation begins with 'We are supposed to', but قرار است means 'It is planned'. How does this work?
قرار است is an impersonal phrase, meaning it never changes its form to match a person. The literal translation of this sentence is 'It is planned that we specify the date...'. In English, it is much more natural to translate this structure as 'We are supposed to...' or 'We are going to...'.
Normally subjunctive verbs start with a بـ prefix. Why doesn't مشخص کنیم have one?
For compound verbs formed with کردن (to do), modern spoken and written Farsi almost always drops the بـ prefix in the subjunctive. Therefore, we use کنیم instead of بکنیم.
Why does the direct object marker را come right after همایش instead of تاریخ?
The phrase تاریخ همایش (date of the conference) is linked together by an unseen Ezāfe vowel, making it a single noun phrase. The marker را must always follow the complete noun phrase, never breaking it apart in the middle.
Does تاریخ only mean 'date' in Farsi?
No, تاریخ is a versatile word that means both 'date' and 'history'. In this sentence, paired with همایش (conference), context makes it clear that we are talking about a date on a calendar.
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