Breakdown of تو بایست عصارهی خالص یاس را با آن مخلوط میکردی.
تو
you (singular)
آن
that
باbâ
with
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بایدbâyad
must
مخلوط کردنmakhlut kardan
to mix
عصارهosâre
extract
خالصkhâles
pure
یاسyâs
jasmine
Questions & Answers about تو بایست عصارهی خالص یاس را با آن مخلوط میکردی.
Why do we use the past continuous verb مخلوط میکردی here to mean 'should have mixed'?
To express an unfulfilled past obligation (something you should have done but didn't), Farsi pairs the word بایست or میبایست with either the past continuous or the present subjunctive. Here, مخلوط میکردی is the past continuous form of مخلوط کردن (to mix) for the 'you' (singular) pronoun.
Would it also be correct to use the present subjunctive here instead?
Yes! You could also say تو بایست ... مخلوط بکنی. When talking about things you 'should have' done in the past, Farsi allows you to use either the past continuous (مخلوط میکردی) or the present subjunctive (مخلوط بکنی) after بایست.
How do the words in عصارهی خالص یاس connect to mean 'pure jasmine extract'?
They are connected by the ezâfe, which is a short 'e' or 'ye' sound used to link nouns and modifiers. Because عصاره (extract) ends in a vowel, it takes a ی (ye) to link to the adjective خالص (pure). Then, an unseen 'e' sound links خالص to the noun یاس (jasmine), forming osâre-ye khâles-e yâs.
Why is the specific object marker را placed after یاس instead of right after عصاره?
The word را must follow the entire noun phrase that acts as the direct object. Since the complete thing you should have mixed is عصارهی خالص یاس (the pure jasmine extract), را goes at the very end of that whole group of linked words, not just after the first noun.
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