Breakdown of با اینکه فیلم گیجکننده است، به نظر نمیرسد که نگرانکننده باشد.
بودنbudan
to be
فیلمfilm
movie
کهke
that (conjunction)
با اینکهbâ inke
even though
Questions & Answers about با اینکه فیلم گیجکننده است، به نظر نمیرسد که نگرانکننده باشد.
Why does the second clause use the subjunctive باشد instead of the indicative است?
The phrase به نظر نمیرسد که (it does not seem that) expresses doubt or uncertainty. In Farsi, impersonal expressions of appearance require the following verb to be in the subjunctive mood to show that the statement is an opinion or possibility rather than a hard fact.
Where is the word for 'it' in the phrase به نظر نمیرسد (it does not seem)?
Farsi does not use a dummy subject like 'it' for impersonal verbs. Instead, the verb نمیرسد (from رسیدن, meaning to arrive or reach) is simply conjugated in the third-person singular. Literally, the phrase means 'it does not arrive to sight'.
Both گیجکننده (confusing) and نگرانکننده (worrying) end in -کننده. What does this suffix do?
The suffix -کننده is attached to word roots to create an active participle, much like adding '-ing' to an English verb to make an adjective. For example, combining گیج (confused) with کننده (the doer/maker) creates the meaning 'confusing'.
Why is the first verb است in the indicative mood if the sentence uses با اینکه (even though)?
The conjunction با اینکه translates to 'even though' or 'despite the fact that'. Because it introduces a known, established fact (the speaker is confirming the movie definitely is confusing), the verb that follows it remains in the indicative mood (است).