Breakdown of برادر من روی اینکه باید خانه را بفروشیم پافشاری میکند.
من
I
خانه
house
رویruye
on
برادرbarâdar
brother
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بایدbâyad
must
فروختنforukhtan
to sell
اینکهin-ke
that (conjunction)
پافشاری کردنpâfeshâri kardan
to persist / to insist (stand firm)
Questions & Answers about برادر من روی اینکه باید خانه را بفروشیم پافشاری میکند.
Why do we use ruy-e inke (روی اینکه) here instead of just ke (که)?
The compound verb pāfeshāri kardan (to insist/persist) requires the preposition ruy-e (on). When a preposition introduces a full clause rather than a simple noun, Farsi uses in (this) as a bridge. So, ruy-e in ke literally means "on this, that...".
Why is the verb beforushim (بفروشیم) in the subjunctive mood? Is it because of the inke clause?
No, the subjunctive here is entirely due to the modal word bāyad (must). The in ke structure itself does not force the subjunctive mood. Instead, bāyad always requires the verb that follows it to take the subjunctive be- prefix.
What is the literal translation of the verb pāfeshāri kardan (پافشاری کردن)?
It literally means "foot-pressing." The word pā means "foot" and feshār means "pressure." It creates a vivid image of someone digging their heels into the ground to show they are insisting on something.
Why does the main verb pāfeshāri mikonad (پافشاری میکند) appear at the very end of the sentence?
Farsi typically puts verbs at the end of the sentence. The entire "that we must sell the house" clause acts as one long object phrase placed before the main verb. In casual speech, you might hear the main verb moved earlier (like barādar-e man pāfeshāri mikone ruy-e inke...) to make the sentence easier to digest, but this sentence uses the grammatically standard written order.
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