Breakdown of ممکن است بالن امروز بالای ابرها شناور شود.
بودنbudan
to be
امروزemruz
today
ابرabr
cloud
ممکنmomken
possible
بالاbâlâ
up, above / high
بالنbâlon
hot air balloon
شناور شدنshenâvar shodan
to float
Questions & Answers about ممکن است بالن امروز بالای ابرها شناور شود.
Why do we use شود (shavad) instead of the regular present tense میشود (mishavad) here?
The phrase ممکن است (momken ast - it is possible) is an impersonal expression of probability. In Farsi, these expressions require the verb in the following clause to be in the present subjunctive mood. That is why the auxiliary verb شدن (shodan) drops the می (mi-) prefix and becomes the subjunctive شود (shavad).
The English translation says 'It is possible that...'. Where is the word for 'that' in the Farsi sentence?
The conjunction که (ke), meaning 'that', is completely optional after impersonal phrases like ممکن است (momken ast). You can say ممکن است که بالن... (momken ast ke bâlon...), but it is very common and natural to drop it, just as this sentence does.
Why is there a 'ye' sound at the end of بالای (bâlâ-ye)?
The word بالا (bâlâ) means 'above' or 'top'. To say 'above the clouds', you need to link it to ابرها (abr-hâ - clouds) using the ezâfe grammatical connector. Because بالا ends in a long vowel, the ezâfe takes the form of a 'ye' sound, written as the letter ی, making it بالای ابرها (bâlâ-ye abr-hâ).
How is the verb شناور شود (shenâvar shavad) constructed?
It is a compound verb. It consists of the adjective شناور (shenâvar - floating) paired with the auxiliary verb شدن (shodan - to become). So, it literally translates to 'it becomes floating'. In this sentence, only the شدن part changes to the subjunctive شود (shavad) to match the subject بالن (bâlon - the balloon).
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