Word
به محض اینکه سفالگر به سفال شکل بدهد، آن را زیر آفتاب میگذارد.
Meaning
As soon as the potter shapes the pottery, he puts it under the sun.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of به محض اینکه سفالگر به سفال شکل بدهد، آن را زیر آفتاب میگذارد.
آن
that
بهbe
to
زیرzir
under
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about به محض اینکه سفالگر به سفال شکل بدهد، آن را زیر آفتاب میگذارد.
Why is بدهد in the present subjunctive rather than the present indicative?
This sentence uses به محض اینکه (as soon as) to describe a habitual or general action. When 'as soon as' introduces an action that hasn't happened yet or is a general rule, Farsi requires the present subjunctive, which is why we see بدهد instead of میدهد.
Why is there a به before سفال (pottery) when the English translation just says 'shapes the pottery'?
The compound verb used here is شکل دادن, which literally translates to 'to give shape'. Because you are giving shape to something, this Farsi verb requires the preposition به (to) before the object receiving the shape.
How does the suffix -گر in سفالگر work?
سفال means 'pottery' or 'clay'. The suffix -گر (-gar) is added to nouns to indicate a profession or a person who works with that material, much like '-er' in English. Therefore, سفالگر translates to 'potter' or 'pottery-maker'.
Why does the second verb (میگذارد) use the present indicative instead of the subjunctive?
While the first clause is dependent on 'as soon as' and needs the subjunctive, the main clause (آن را زیر آفتاب میگذارد) states a factual, habitual outcome. Regular habitual actions are expressed with the present indicative tense.