Breakdown of ای کاش دیروز اعتراض کرده بودیم به دلیل اینکه افت سرعت داشتیم.
داشتنdâshtan
to have
دیروزdirooz
yesterday
سرعتsor'at
speed
ای کاشey kâsh
I wish
Questions & Answers about ای کاش دیروز اعتراض کرده بودیم به دلیل اینکه افت سرعت داشتیم.
Why is dâshtim in the regular past tense instead of the subjunctive?
Conjunctions like be dalil-e inke state an actual fact or reason. Since having a drop in speed was a real event that happened, we use the regular indicative past tense dâshtim (we had) rather than a subjunctive form.
What is the literal breakdown of the phrase be dalil-e inke?
It translates word-for-word as "to" (be), "reason" (dalil), linked by the ezâfe vowel (-e), "this" (in), and "that" (ke). Put together, it literally means "for the reason of this that," which translates smoothly to "due to the fact that."
Why do we use the past perfect verb e'terâz karde budim after ey kâsh?
The phrase ey kâsh means "I wish" or "if only." When you are expressing regret about something that didn't happen in the past (like wishing you had complained yesterday), Farsi uses the past perfect tense, just like English uses "had complained".
How are the words connected in oft-e sor'at (drop in speed)?
They are connected by the ezâfe grammatical linker, which is a spoken "e" sound between the words. It links the noun oft (drop or fall) to sor'at (speed), making it literally mean "drop of speed."