Breakdown of چند سال طول میکشد تا صدور تابعیت تمام بشود.
چندchand
how many / several / a few
تاtâ
so that
سالsâl
year
طول کشیدنtul keshidan
to take (time) / to last
تمام شدنtamâm shodan
to run out / to finish (intransitive)
تابعیتtâbe'iyyat
citizenship
صدورsodur
issuance
طولtul
length; duration (dar tul-e = during)
Questions & Answers about چند سال طول میکشد تا صدور تابعیت تمام بشود.
Why does this sentence end with the subjunctive beshavad?
This is the core of how Farsi expresses how long something takes! After the duration phrase, tul mi-kashad tâ, the following verb must be in the present subjunctive. Here, that is beshavad, the subjunctive form of the compound verb tamâm shodan (to finish).
Since chand means 'how many', is this sentence a question?
No, it is a statement. When chand is used in a regular affirmative sentence, it translates to 'a few' or 'several'. Notice that the noun following it stays singular (sâl), which is the standard rule for numbers and quantity words in Farsi.
Who is the subject of tul mi-kashad?
It is an impersonal expression, meaning it does not have a specific human or physical subject. Just like we say 'it takes' in English, Farsi uses the third-person singular form of the verb to act as this generic 'it'.
How do the words for 'issuance' and 'citizenship' link together in this sentence?
They are linked by the ezâfe vowel, which is a short 'e' sound added to the end of the first word. sodur means issuance, and tâbe'iyyat means citizenship. Together they form sodur-e tâbe'iyyat (issuance of citizenship).
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