Breakdown of دکتر معاینهاش کرد و گفت: «یک هفته طول میکشد تا این دارو عفونت را درمان کند.»
دکتر
doctor
او
he/she
و
and
این
this
یکyek
one / a, an
گفتنgoftan
to say / to tell
هفتهhafte
week
راrâ
definite direct object marker
تاtâ
so that
داروdâru
medicine
طول کشیدنtul keshidan
to take (time) / to last
درمان کردنdarmân kardan
to treat / to cure
عفونتofunat
infection
معاینه کردنmo'âyene kardan
to examine (medically)
طولtul
length; duration (dar tul-e = during)
Questions & Answers about دکتر معاینهاش کرد و گفت: «یک هفته طول میکشد تا این دارو عفونت را درمان کند.»
How is the new 'it takes time' grammar used in this sentence?
The phrase tul mi-kashad literally means 'it pulls length.' In Farsi, we state the time first (yek hafte), followed by tul mi-kashad. To add what the time is needed for, we use tâ followed by a new clause with its verb in the present subjunctive: darmân konad (cure).
Why is the final verb darmân konad (cure) in the third-person singular?
Because the subject of that specific action is in dâru (this medicine). English uses the infinitive here ('for this medicine to cure'), but Farsi uses tâ to start a new clause with a fully conjugated subjunctive verb. The medicine is the 'it' doing the curing.
Does tâ mean 'until' or 'for' here?
It bridges the gap between the two! While tâ often means 'until' or 'so that', in this time-duration structure it connects the wait time to the outcome. You can think of it literally as 'It takes one week until this medicine cures the infection.'
In mo'âyene-ash kard (examined him), why is the pronoun -ash attached to the middle of the verb?
mo'âyene kardan (to examine) is a compound verb made of a noun and a
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