Breakdown of بعد از جراحی، یک ماه طول میکشد تا دورهی نقاهت تمام شود.
یکyek
one / a, an
تاtâ
so that
طول کشیدنtul keshidan
to take (time) / to last
ماهmâh
month
Questions & Answers about بعد از جراحی، یک ماه طول میکشد تا دورهی نقاهت تمام شود.
How does the grammar of "it takes one month for..." work in this sentence?
This uses the impersonal duration structure: Time expression (yek mâh) + tul mi-kashad (literally "pulls length") + tâ (until/for) + Present Subjunctive verb (tamâm shavad). The sentence translates literally to "after surgery, it pulls one month of length until the recovery period finishes."
Why is shavad used at the end instead of the standard present tense mishavad?
In Farsi, the word tâ (used here to mean "until" or "for [something] to") triggers the present subjunctive mood for the anticipated action. Because the recovery period ending is the goal of that one month, tamâm shodan (to finish) drops its indicative mi- prefix and becomes the subjunctive tamâm shavad.
What is the subject of the final verb tamâm shavad?
The subject is dowre-ye neqâhat (the recovery period). In English we use the infinitive "for the recovery period to end," but Farsi conjugates the verb to match the thing finishing. Since "recovery period" is a third-person singular noun, the verb takes the matching -ad ending.
How are the words دوره (dowreh) and نقاهت (neqâhat) linked together?
They are connected by the ezâfe vowel to form dowre-ye neqâhat (period of recovery). Because dowreh (period) ends in a silent 'heh', the ezâfe is pronounced as instead of just to create a smooth transition to the next word.