Breakdown of اگر قدرت داشتی، آرزوی من را برآورده میکردی؟
من
I
داشتنdâshtan
to have
راrâ
definite direct object marker
اگرagar
if
قدرتqodrat
power
آرزوârezu
wish
برآورده کردنbarâvarde kardan
to fulfill
Questions & Answers about اگر قدرت داشتی، آرزوی من را برآورده میکردی؟
Why does the sentence use the past continuous mi-kardi to mean "would you fulfill"?
In Farsi, the second conditional (used for imaginary or unlikely situations in the present) uses the past continuous tense in the main clause. Instead of having a separate word for "would," adding the prefix mi- to the past verb kardi creates the meaning "would you do" or "would you fulfill."
Why is dâshti in the simple past tense when we are talking about an imaginary present situation?
For second conditional sentences (the "unreal present"), Farsi uses the simple past tense in the agar (if) clause. Very similarly to English ("If you had power..."), we use a past tense verb to show that the situation is hypothetical right now.
What is the infinitive of the verb for "fulfill" here, and where does the mi- prefix go?
The verb is barâvardeh kardan, which is a compound verb made of barâvardeh (fulfilled/accomplished) and the light verb kardan (to do/make). When making the past continuous, the mi- prefix goes directly on the light verb, giving us barâvardeh mi-kardi.
Why do we have both an Ezafe (-ye) and the object marker (râ) in ârezu-ye man râ?
The Ezafe (-ye) links ârezu (wish) to man (I/me) to create the possessive "my wish." Because "my wish" is the specific, definite direct object receiving the action of the verb, Farsi requires the object marker râ immediately after the entire noun phrase.
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