Breakdown of اگر هوا آفتابی بود، در پارک قدم میزدیم.
بودنbudan
to be
پارکpârk
park
درdar
in
هواhavâ
weather
Questions & Answers about اگر هوا آفتابی بود، در پارک قدم میزدیم.
Why are we using past tense verbs like bud and mi-zadim to talk about a hypothetical present situation?
This is the second conditional. To talk about an unreal present, Farsi uses the simple past in the if-clause (agar... bud) and the past continuous for the result (qadam mi-zadim), similar to saying 'If it were sunny' in English.
Doesn't mi-zadim usually mean 'we were walking'? How does it translate to 'we would walk' here?
Yes, it is the past continuous tense. However, in Farsi, this exact same tense is used to express the conditional 'would do something'. In an unreal agar sentence, the past continuous form automatically takes on this 'would' meaning.
What is the infinitive of the verb used for 'to walk' in this sentence?
The verb is qadam zadan, which is a compound verb literally meaning 'to strike steps'. When conjugating compound verbs into the past continuous, the mi- prefix attaches to the verbal part (zadan), giving us qadam mi-zadim.
How does the word âftâbi relate to the Farsi word for sun?
âftâb is a noun meaning sun or sunshine. By adding the -i suffix to the end, it turns into the related adjective âftâbi, which means sunny.