Breakdown of سه ماه طول میکشد تا پذیرش و ویزا بگیریم.
و
and
سهse
three
گرفتنgereftan
to take / to get
تاtâ
so that
طول کشیدنtul keshidan
to take (time) / to last
ماهmâh
month
ویزاviza
visa
پذیرشpaziresh
admission / acceptance
طولtul
length; duration (dar tul-e = during)
Questions & Answers about سه ماه طول میکشد تا پذیرش و ویزا بگیریم.
How does the 'it takes time to do something' structure work in this sentence?
It uses the phrase طول میکشد (it takes time) followed by تا (until/to) and the present subjunctive verb بگیریم (we get). Literally, it translates to 'Three months it takes until we get admission and a visa.'
Why is طول میکشد in the 3rd person singular (it) when the action is being done by 'we' (بگیریم)?
The phrase طول میکشد functions as an impersonal expression here. The subject is a general 'it' (the situation or the passing of time itself), so the verb stays fixed in the 3rd person singular, even though the second verb changes to match the people actually doing the action.
I learned that گرفتن means 'to take' or 'to catch'. Does it mean 'to get' here?
Yes! While گرفتن (whose subjunctive form here is بگیریم) does often mean 'to take', it is also the standard verb used for 'to get', 'to obtain', or 'to receive' documents like a visa (ویزا) or university admission (پذیرش).
How is the word پذیرش (admission) formed?
It is made by taking the present stem of the verb پذیرفتن (to accept), which is پذیر, and adding the suffix ـِش (-esh). This is a common way to turn a verb into a noun in Farsi, so it literally means 'admission' or 'acceptance'.
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