Breakdown of کاش با مدیر مشورت کرده بودیم.
باbâ
with
مدیرmodir
manager
کاشkâsh
I wish
مشورت کردنmashverat kardan
to consult
Questions & Answers about کاش با مدیر مشورت کرده بودیم.
How does this sentence express a regret about the past?
It uses kâsh (I wish / if only) followed by the past perfect tense verb مشورت کرده بودیم (we had consulted). When you combine kâsh with the past perfect, it creates an unreal past condition, meaning you are wishing for something that didn't actually happen.
Why is the verb مشورت کرده بودیم made of three separate words?
This is the past perfect tense of the compound verb مشورت کردن (to consult). To build the past perfect for a compound verb, you keep the noun part (مشورت), use the past participle of the helper verb (کرده), and add the simple past tense of the verb 'to be' with the correct ending (بودیم for 'we').
The English translation says 'consulted the manager', so why does the Farsi use با (with)?
In Farsi, the verb مشورت کردن requires the preposition با when stating who you are consulting. You literally say 'to do consultation with someone'. So, با مدیر is the natural way to say 'consulted the manager'.
Where are the words for 'I' and 'we' in the Farsi sentence?
Farsi drops subject pronouns when they aren't needed for emphasis. The 'we' is shown by the -im ending on بودیم. The 'I' is built directly into the word کاش, which acts as a fixed expression meaning 'I wish' or 'if only'.
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