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قبل از اینکه کرکره را باز کنم، غرفه را تمیز می‌کنم.

قبل از اینکه کرکره را باز کنم، غرفه را تمیز می‌کنم.qabl az inke kerkere râ bâz konam, ghorfe râ tamiz mikonam.
Before I open the rolling shutter, I clean the stall.
From Lesson 212:Before clauses (ghabl az inke)·Farsi

Questions & Answers about قبل از اینکه کرکره را باز کنم، غرفه را تمیز می‌کنم.

Why is the first verb باز کنم in the subjunctive, while the second verb تمیز می‌کنم is in the indicative?
The conjunction قبل از اینکه (before) requires the following verb to describe a pending or unrealized action, so it takes the present subjunctive. That is why we use باز کنم (I open). The main clause tells us what actually happens in reality, so تمیز می‌کنم (I clean) stays in the normal present indicative.
Could I just say قبل از کرکره را باز کنم and drop the اینکه?
No, because قبل از (before) can only be followed directly by a noun or pronoun, such as قبل از صبحانه (before breakfast). When you want to follow "before" with a full action or clause containing a conjugated verb, you must add اینکه to link them properly.
Why does را appear twice in this sentence?
The word را marks the specific direct object of a verb. Since this sentence has two separate actions with their own specific objects—the shutter (کرکره) that gets opened, and the stall (غرفه) that gets cleaned—both nouns need their own را marker.
What kind of shop uses the words کرکره and غرفه?
A غرفه usually refers to a stall, booth, or kiosk, like those found in a bazaar, a market, or an exhibition. کرکره specifically means a rolling metal shutter, which is very commonly used to lock up shopfronts and stalls in Iran.
Does this sentence describe a general daily routine, or something I am about to do today?
It can be both! In Farsi, the present indicative (تمیز می‌کنم) is used for both habitual actions (I clean it every day) and immediate future plans (I am going to clean it today). You would rely on the surrounding context to know which one the speaker means.

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