Word
تو باید تمرین کنی تا تناسب را یاد بگیری.
Meaning
You must practice until you learn the proportion.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of تو باید تمرین کنی تا تناسب را یاد بگیری.
تو
you (singular)
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بایدbâyad
must
تمرین کردنtamrin kardan
to practice
Questions & Answers about تو باید تمرین کنی تا تناسب را یاد بگیری.
Why is it koni instead of mikoni?
The word bâyad (must) requires the verb that follows it to be in the subjunctive mood. For the compound verb tamrin kardan (to practice), the present indicative mikoni drops the mi- prefix to become the subjunctive koni.
Why is yâd begiri also in the subjunctive mood?
The conjunction tâ (until) triggers the subjunctive mood because it describes an action that hasn't happened yet or is a future goal. For the compound verb yâd gereftan (to learn), you form the subjunctive by adding the be- prefix to the present stem gir to make yâd begiri.
Could tâ mean something else besides 'until' here?
Yes! The word tâ is very versatile. Depending on the broader context, this sentence could equally mean 'You must practice so that you learn the proportion.' Both 'until' and 'so that' express an intended goal, which is why both meanings map to the exact same Farsi structure.
Why is the object marker râ used with an abstract concept like tanâsob?
Even though tanâsob (proportion) is an abstract idea, the English translation specifies 'the proportion' rather than just 'proportion' in general. In Farsi, whenever a direct object is specific and definite, we mark it with râ, regardless of whether it is a physical thing or an abstract concept.