Breakdown of در ترافیک، از تهران تا کرج دو ساعت طول میکشد.
درdar
in
تهرانtehrân
Tehran
ازaz
from
دوdo
two
ساعتsâ'at
o'clock (the hour)
طول کشیدنtul keshidan
to take (time) / to last
ترافیکtarâfik
traffic
تاtâ
until
کرجkaraj
Karaj
Questions & Answers about در ترافیک، از تهران تا کرج دو ساعت طول میکشد.
Does از ... تا ... work the same way for time as it does for physical places like Tehran and Karaj?
Yes! In this sentence, از تهران تا کرج shows a physical, spatial distance (from Tehran to Karaj). You can use the exact same از ... تا ... structure for time, such as از صبح تا شب (from morning to night).
What is the literal meaning of طول میکشد and how does it translate to the English concept of a journey taking time?
Literally, طول means length and میکشد (from the verb کشیدن) means pulls or draws. Together, the compound verb طول کشیدن is the standard Farsi way to say an event takes time or lasts.
Why is the verb میکشد in the third-person singular form here?
Just like in English where we say that it takes two hours, Farsi uses the third-person singular for this type of impersonal expression. The implied subject is the journey itself, which is treated as a singular impersonal it.
Is the word ترافیک used exactly the same way as traffic in English?
Yes, ترافیک is a fully integrated loanword. When Iranians say they are در ترافیک, they specifically mean heavy congestion or a traffic jam, exactly as the word is used in everyday English.
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