Breakdown of ای کاش این بیمارستان به اندازهی کافی امکانات داشت.
این
this
بیمارستانbimârestân
hospital
بهbe
to
داشتنdâshtan
to have
Questions & Answers about ای کاش این بیمارستان به اندازهی کافی امکانات داشت.
The lesson says "ey kâsh" takes the past continuous tense, so why is the verb just "dâsht" instead of "midâsht"?
The verb dâshtan (to have) is a major exception in Farsi. It doesn't usually take the continuous prefix mi- in standard modern Farsi. So, while other verbs would use the past continuous to show present unreality after ey kâsh, dâsht acts as both the simple past and past continuous.
How exactly does the phrase "be andâze-ye kâfi" translate to "enough"?
Broken down literally, be means "to" or "at", andâze means "measure" or "size", and kâfi means "sufficient" or "enough". Linked by the -ye (ezâfe), the whole phrase literally translates as "to a sufficient measure", which is the standard way to say "enough" as an adverb in Farsi.
Why is "emkânât" placed after "be andâze-ye kâfi" rather than earlier in the sentence?
In Farsi, adverbial phrases like be andâze-ye kâfi usually come before a generic or indefinite direct object. Since emkânât (facilities) doesn't have the specific object marker râ, it strongly prefers to sit right next to the verb at the very end of the sentence.
Is the ending on "emkânât" a standard way to make plurals in Farsi?
It is very common, but it originates from Arabic grammar. The -ât suffix is an Arabic plural marker used for many loanwords in Farsi. Here, it turns emkân (possibility or resource) into emkânât (facilities). For most native Farsi words, you will still use the regular suffix.