Breakdown of بعد از اینکه به تپه رسیدیم، تشنگی خود را فراموش کردیم.
بهbe
to
راrâ
definite direct object marker
فراموش کردنfarâmush kardan
to forget
رسیدنrasidan
to arrive
Questions & Answers about بعد از اینکه به تپه رسیدیم، تشنگی خود را فراموش کردیم.
Why do we use بعد از اینکه instead of just بعد از?
In Farsi, بعد از (after) can only be followed by a noun or a noun phrase. Because the next part of the sentence is a full clause with a conjugated verb (رسیدیم, we reached), we have to add اینکه to bridge them. Literally, it means 'after this that'.
Why is there a به before تپه (hill)?
In English, 'reach' takes a direct object, so you just 'reach the hill.' In Farsi, the verb رسیدن (to reach or arrive) requires the preposition به (to). You are literally saying 'we arrived to the hill.'
Why use خود in تشنگی خود instead of the standard possessive ending تشنگیمان (our thirst)?
Whenever a possessive pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence (which is 'we' in this case), Farsi speakers frequently use the reflexive pronoun خود (self) instead of the standard personal endings. It translates naturally to 'our own thirst.'
Why does the direct object marker را come after خود?
The word را must follow the entire direct object phrase. Because the complete thing we forgot is تشنگی خود (our thirst), the marker را goes at the very end of that specific phrase.