Learn Farsi: با وجود اینکه مسافرخانه کوچک است، هر چه که بخواهی رایگان است. - Despite the fact that the guesthouse is small, whatever you want is free.

با وجود اینکه مسافرخانه کوچک است، هر چه که بخواهی رایگان است.bâ vojud-e in-ke mosâferkhâne kuchak ast, har che ke bekhâhi râygân ast.

Despite the fact that the guesthouse is small, whatever you want is free.

Breakdown of با وجود اینکه مسافرخانه کوچک است، هر چه که بخواهی رایگان است.

Questions & Answers about با وجود اینکه مسافرخانه کوچک است، هر چه که بخواهی رایگان است.

Why is the verb بخواهی in the subjunctive form here instead of the normal present tense?

The phrase هر چه که (whatever) introduces a free relative clause with an indefinite reference. Because it refers to anything you might want hypothetically, rather than a specific thing you are asking for right now, Farsi requires the present subjunctive (بخواهی) instead of the present indicative (می‌خواهی).

Is the word که strictly required in the phrase هر چه که بخواهی?

In formal written Farsi, که is typically included to link هر چه (whatever) to the clause that describes it. However, in everyday spoken Farsi, it is very common to drop it, and the phrase would often be pronounced as هر چی بخوای.

Could I use هر چیزی که instead of هر چه که in this sentence?

Yes, absolutely! هر چیزی که literally means "every thing that" and works exactly the same way as هر چه که to mean "whatever". Both expressions trigger the use of the subjunctive verb.

How exactly does the phrase با وجود اینکه translate to "despite the fact that"?

If you break it down, با means "with", وجود means "existence", and اینکه means "this [fact] that". So literally, it is "with the existence of this that..." This is a very common B1-level compound conjunction used to say "although" or "despite the fact that" before a full clause.