Breakdown of پنج سال طول میکشد تا همهی مردم تابعیت بگیرند.
پنجpanj
five
گرفتنgereftan
to take / to get
تاtâ
so that
سالsâl
year
طول کشیدنtul keshidan
to take (time) / to last
همهhame
all, everyone
مردمmardom
people
تابعیتtâbe'iyyat
citizenship
طولtul
length; duration (dar tul-e = during)
Questions & Answers about پنج سال طول میکشد تا همهی مردم تابعیت بگیرند.
How is the expression "it takes time" constructed in this sentence?
It uses the compound verb طول کشیدن (to last / to take time). Since it is an impersonal expression ("it takes"), the verb is conjugated in the third-person singular present tense: طول میکشد. The time duration, پنج سال (five years), is placed right before it.
What is the role of تا (tâ) in this sentence?
Normally تا means "until" or "to", but after an expression of duration, it translates closer to "for someone to do something". It connects the waiting period to the desired action. Because that action has not happened yet, تا triggers the present subjunctive mood for the following verb, which is بگیرند here.
Why is the verb بگیرند (begirand) used for getting citizenship?
In English you might "become a citizen," but Farsi typically uses the noun تابعیت (tâbe'iyat - citizenship) paired with the verb گرفتن (to take / get). Here, it is conjugated in the third-person plural present subjunctive (بگیرند) to match the plural subject مردم (people).
Why does همه (hame) have a ی attached to it in همهی مردم?
This is the Ezafe linking vowel, which connects "all" to "people" (meaning "all of the people"). Because همه ends in a silent 'e', the Ezafe is pronounced as a 'ye' sound. In modern Farsi writing, this sound after a silent 'e' is explicitly written with the letter ی, making it همهی (hame-ye).
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