Breakdown of قرار است که آنها جلسه را عقب بیندازند.
است
is
آنها
they
جلسهjalase
meeting
قرارgharâr
appointment
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
عقب انداختنaghab andâkhtan
to postpone
عقبaghab
back, rear
Questions & Answers about قرار است که آنها جلسه را عقب بیندازند.
Why is the verb biyandâzand in the subjunctive here?
The phrase gharâr ast means "it is planned" or "it is supposed to." Like many impersonal expressions in Farsi that show intention, necessity, or expectation, it triggers the subjunctive in the second part of the sentence. So after ke (that), the action they are doing must take the subjunctive form.
Why does ânhâ (they) come after ke instead of at the beginning of the sentence?
Because gharâr ast is an impersonal expression acting as the main clause ("It is planned"). The word ânhâ is the subject of the second, dependent clause ("that they postpone the meeting"), so it belongs after the connector ke.
How does the verb aghab biyandâzand translate to "postpone"?
It comes from the compound verb aghab andâkhtan. Aghab means "back" or "behind," and andâkhtan means "to throw" or "to drop." Literally, they are "throwing the meeting back," which is the everyday Farsi way to say "postpone."
Why is there an extra "y" sound in biyandâzand?
The present stem of this verb starts with a vowel. When you add the subjunctive prefix be-, Farsi inserts a "y" sound to make it smoother to pronounce, changing be-andâzand to biyandâzand.
Just to review, why is râ needed after jalese?
The word râ marks a specific direct object. Because they are postponing a specific, known meeting ("the meeting" rather than just "a meeting"), jalese needs râ right after it.
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