Breakdown of قرار است که من فردا در دانشگاه ثبتنام کنم.
من
I
است
is
درdar
in
فرداfardâ
tomorrow
قرارgharâr
appointment
دانشگاهdâneshgâh
university
کهke
that (conjunction)
ثبتنام کردنsabt-nâm kardan
to register
Questions & Answers about قرار است که من فردا در دانشگاه ثبتنام کنم.
Why doesn't قرار است conjugate to match the subject من?
قرار است is an impersonal expression that literally means 'it is established' or 'the plan is'. Because the 'plan' itself is the subject of the first part of the sentence, the verb است remains in the third-person singular. The actual person doing the action (من) is the subject of the second clause.
Why is the subject من placed after که instead of at the very beginning of the sentence?
In English we say 'I am supposed to', making 'I' the main subject. But in Farsi, the structure is literally 'It is planned that I...' (قرار است که من). The first clause is impersonal, so من goes in the second clause as the subject of the dependent action introduced by که (that).
Why is the verb ثبتنام کنم in the present subjunctive form?
Expressions of expectation or intention, like قرار است, require the verb in the following clause to be in the subjunctive. This is because they talk about a planned or potential future action rather than a stated fact. Therefore, we use کنم instead of the present indicative میکنم.
Where is the subjunctive بـ prefix on ثبتنام کنم?
ثبتنام کردن (to register) is a compound verb. When forming the subjunctive of compound verbs made with کردن, the بـ prefix is almost always dropped in modern Farsi. It is much more natural to say ثبتنام کنم than ثبتنام بکنم.
What does the word ثبتنام literally mean?
It is a noun combination of ثبت (record or log) and نام (name). Literally, it means 'name recording', which perfectly translates to 'register' or 'enroll' in English.
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