Question 1

Why does the 'if' clause use mi-khord (past continuous) instead of the simple past?

Accepted Answer

In Farsi second conditionals (unreal present), the 'if' clause can use either the simple past or the past continuous. Here, mi-khord is used because of the phrase har ruz (every day), which makes the hypothetical action habitual or repeated.

Question 2

How does the past continuous verb mi-shod translate to "would become"?

Accepted Answer

In the main clause of an unreal conditional sentence, Farsi uses the past continuous tense to show the hypothetical result. While mi-shod normally means "was becoming" or "used to become", in this specific conditional structure it translates directly to "would become".

Question 3

Where is the word for "he" in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

Farsi often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending tells you who is doing the action. In past tenses, the third person singular (he/she/it) has no added suffix. Both mi-khord and mi-shod end with just the past stem, so the subject "he" (or "she") is built right into the verbs.

Question 4

Is shirini plural here? The English translation says "sweets".

Accepted Answer

shirini literally means "sweetness" or "pastry/sweet". In Farsi, when talking about a general category of food, the noun is often left in the singular form even though we naturally translate it as a plural ("sweets") in English.

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