Breakdown of ای کاش پول پسانداز کرده بودم.
پولpul
money
ای کاشey kâsh
I wish
پسانداز کردنpas-andâz kardan
to save (money)
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Questions & Answers about ای کاش پول پسانداز کرده بودم.
Why do we use the past perfect tense (karda budam) here?
Because the sentence expresses a regret about the past. Just like in English, when you use ey kâsh (I wish) for a past event that didn't happen, you follow it with the past perfect tense. Here, karda budam translates perfectly to 'had saved'.
Does adding ey before kâsh change the meaning?
No, kâsh and ey kâsh both mean 'I wish' or 'if only' and can be used interchangeably. Adding ey just brings a bit more emotion to the sentence, similar to saying 'Oh, if only...' in English.
How does the compound verb for 'saving money' work in this sentence?
The verb is pas-andâz kardan. Pas-andâz means 'savings,' and we combine it with kardan (to do/make). In the past perfect tense, the non-verb part (pas-andâz) stays exactly the same, and only kardan gets conjugated into the past perfect, becoming karda budam.
Why isn't there a word for 'some' before pul?
In Farsi, when you refer to a general, uncountable noun like money, you can just use the bare noun. Using pul on its own perfectly conveys 'money' or 'some money' without needing an extra word like yekam (a little/some).