Learn Farsi: معمار می‌خواد خونه رو بسازه، به‌طوری‌که آفتاب مستقیم تو اتاق بتابه. - The architect wants to build the house in such a way that the sunlight shines directly into the room.

معمار می‌خواد خونه رو بسازه، به‌طوری‌که آفتاب مستقیم تو اتاق بتابه.me'mâr mikhâd khune ro besâze, be-towri-ke âftâb mostaqim tu otâq betâbe.

The architect wants to build the house in such a way that the sunlight shines directly into the room.

Breakdown of معمار می‌خواد خونه رو بسازه، به‌طوری‌که آفتاب مستقیم تو اتاق بتابه.

definite direct object marker

Questions & Answers about معمار می‌خواد خونه رو بسازه، به‌طوری‌که آفتاب مستقیم تو اتاق بتابه.

Why is the verb بتابه in the subjunctive mood after به‌طوری‌که?

به‌طوری‌که (meaning "in such a way that" or "so that") can be followed by either the indicative or the subjunctive. You use the subjunctive—like بتابه here—when describing an intention, a desired result, or a hypothetical situation. Since the house isn't built yet, the sun shining directly into the room is what the architect hopes will happen, not an established fact.

What triggers the first subjunctive verb in the sentence, بسازه?

It is triggered by می‌خواد (wants). In Farsi, when you link two verbs like "wants to build", the second verb (the one being wanted, needed, or able to be done) must take the subjunctive form.

There are a few very common spoken shortcuts in the first half of this sentence. What would می‌خواد خونه رو look like in formal text?

In formal written Farsi, it would be می‌خواهد خانه را. The spoken language frequently drops the "h" in می‌خواهد, turns the "ān" sound into "un" (خانه to خونه), and reduces the direct object marker را to رو.

Is the word تو acting as the pronoun "you" before the word اتاق?

No, here تو is the colloquial spoken form of the preposition "in" or "into" (equivalent to در or توی). So, تو اتاق simply means "into the room".