Breakdown of قبل از اینکه به خانه بروم، دخل را میشمارم.
خانه
house
بهbe
to
رفتنraftan
to go
راrâ
definite direct object marker
قبل ازqabl az
before
اینکهin-ke
that (conjunction)
دخلdakhl
till
شمردنshomordan
to count
قبل از اینکهghabl az inke
before (+ subjunctive)
Questions & Answers about قبل از اینکه به خانه بروم، دخل را میشمارم.
Why is the verb بروم in the subjunctive form here?
Phrases like قبل از اینکه (before) always trigger the present subjunctive for the verb in their clause. Because the action of going home hasn't happened yet at the moment of counting, Farsi requires the subjunctive بروم instead of the regular present tense میروم.
Why isn't the second verb, میشمارم, also in the subjunctive?
The rule for قبل از اینکه only applies to the verb inside its specific clause. The main action of the sentence, counting the till, is a factual, habitual statement, so میشمارم stays in the present indicative.
Does the word دخل just mean "till"?
Its core meaning is "income" or "receipts," but in the context of a shop or business, دخل refers directly to the cash register or the day's earnings inside it. Counting the دخل is the standard way to say counting the till.
Why is the direct object marker را used after دخل?
The marker را shows that the direct object is specific. The speaker isn't counting just any till, but specifically their own shop's till, so it becomes دخل را.
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