Breakdown of هر کس که به این مسافرخانه بیاید، رایگان غذا میخورد.
این
this
بهbe
to
غذاghazâ
food
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
آمدنâmadan
to come
هرhar
every
کهke
that (conjunction)
کسkas
person (individual, someone)
مسافرخانهmosâferkhâne
guesthouse
رایگانrâygân
free (of charge)
Questions & Answers about هر کس که به این مسافرخانه بیاید، رایگان غذا میخورد.
Why is biâyad in the subjunctive form, while mikhorad is in the indicative form?
The phrase har kas ke (whoever) creates an indefinite, hypothetical situation. We do not know exactly who will come, so the first verb must be in the present subjunctive (biâyad). The second verb states a definite fact about what happens to that person, so it takes the regular present indicative (mikhorad).
Does har kas ke always translate strictly to 'whoever'?
It can translate to 'whoever', 'anyone who', or 'everyone who'. Literally, it means 'every person that'. Using the subjunctive verb with it is exactly what gives it that open-ended 'whoever' feeling in this lesson.
Why is there no pronoun like 'he' or 'she' in the second part of the sentence before ghazâ mikhorad?
The subject is already built into the verb mikhorad with the third-person singular ending -ad. It refers back to har kas (every person) from the first clause, so adding a separate pronoun is unnecessary in Farsi.
Why is the preposition be used before in mosâferkhâne?
The verb âmadan (to come) needs the preposition be (to) to show the destination. So, 'to come to this guesthouse' requires this preposition and translates as be in mosâferkhâne biâyad.
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