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من کوزه را از کوره درآوردم و به محض اینکه سرد شد، لعاب آن ترک خورد.
Meaning
I took the pitcher out of the kiln and as soon as it cooled down, its glaze cracked.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of من کوزه را از کوره درآوردم و به محض اینکه سرد شد، لعاب آن ترک خورد.
من
I
و
and
آن
that
سردsard
cold
Questions & Answers about من کوزه را از کوره درآوردم و به محض اینکه سرد شد، لعاب آن ترک خورد.
Why does the sentence use the Simple Past سرد شد after به محض اینکه instead of the Present Subjunctive?
به محض اینکه (as soon as) can take either the Simple Past or Present Subjunctive. Because this sentence describes an event that already completely finished in the past ('its glaze cracked'), we use the Simple Past سرد شد. If we were talking about a future or habitual event ('as soon as it cools down, I will...'), we would use the Present Subjunctive.
What is the infinitive for درآوردم, and how is it formed?
It comes from درآوردن (to take out / to extract). This is a compound verb made from the prefix در and the verb آوردن (to bring). In the simple past tense, we just take the past stem آورد and add the personal ending م, making درآوردم (I took out).
Why does Farsi use the verb خوردن (to eat) in ترک خورد (cracked)?
In Farsi, خوردن is a very common 'light verb' used to show that a subject suffered an impact, damage, or underwent a sudden change. Just like زمین خوردن means 'to fall to the ground', ترک خوردن literally means 'to eat a crack', which translates smoothly to 'to crack'.
The sentence says لعاب آن for 'its glaze'. Could I just say لعابش?
Yes, you absolutely could! لعابش uses the possessive ending ـَش and is much more common in everyday spoken Farsi. Using (it/that) linked with an ezafe to make is slightly more formal or descriptive, which fits the tone of explaining a craft like pottery.