Breakdown of قبل از اینکه در تراریوم را ببندید، رطوبت را چک کنید.
در
door
ازaz
from
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بستنbastan
to close / to fasten/tie
چک کردنchek kardan
to check
اینکهin-ke
that (conjunction)
قبلghabl
ago, earlier
تراریومterâriom
terrarium
رطوبتrotubat
humidity / moisture
قبل از اینکهghabl az inke
before (+ subjunctive)
Questions & Answers about قبل از اینکه در تراریوم را ببندید، رطوبت را چک کنید.
Why do we need az inke after ghabl (before)?
In Farsi, you cannot attach a full action (like "you close the door") directly to prepositions like ghabl. You need a bridge. The phrase az inke translates to "from this that" and acts as a complement clause bridge, turning the following verb phrase into an idea that ghabl can easily attach to.
Why is the verb ببندید (bebandid) in the subjunctive mood?
Phrases like ghabl az inke (before) trigger the subjunctive because the action they describe has not actually happened yet. You use the subjunctive bebandid (that you close) rather than the indicative present tense mibandid (you are closing).
Why is را (ra) used twice in this sentence?
The word ra marks a specific direct object. This sentence has two different verbs with their own specific objects. First, you close dar-e terrarium (the terrarium door), so it gets a ra. Then, you check rotubat (the humidity), which also gets its own ra.
I know در (dar) usually means "in", but how is it used here?
Here, dar means "door" or "lid". It is linked to terrarium using the invisible ezafe vowel (pronounced dar-e terrarium), meaning "the door of the terrarium".
Are both ببندید (bebandid) and چک کنید (chek konid) commands here?
No, even though they share the same -id ending for the "you (plural or formal)" pronoun. The verb bebandid is the subjunctive mood required by the "before" clause, while chek konid is the actual command (imperative mood) telling you to check the humidity.
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