Breakdown of من از اینکه پروژه را تمام نکردم خجالت میکشم.
من
I
پروژهporozhe
project
ازaz
from
راrâ
definite direct object marker
اینکهin-ke
that (conjunction)
تمام کردنtamâm kardan
to finish
خجالت کشیدنkhejâlat keshidan
to be ashamed / to be embarrassed
Questions & Answers about من از اینکه پروژه را تمام نکردم خجالت میکشم.
Why do we use az in ke here instead of just ke?
The compound verb xejâlat kešidan (to be embarrassed) requires the preposition az to show what you are embarrassed about. Because a preposition cannot directly attach to a clause starting with ke, we use in (this) as a bridge. So az in ke literally means 'from this, that...'.
Why is the verb in the dependent clause (tamâm nakardam) in the simple past rather than the subjunctive?
You are expressing a factual event that already happened (you did not finish the project). The indicative past is used for established facts. If you were talking about a hypothetical action or something yet to happen, you would use the subjunctive.
The main verb xejâlat mikašam is at the very end of the sentence. Can I put the az in ke clause after it instead?
Yes! It is also very common to say man xejâlat mikašam az in ke prože râ tamâm nakardam. Embedding the dependent clause in the middle of the main sentence is perfectly natural in Farsi, especially when the clause is relatively short.
What does xejâlat mikašam literally mean?
It literally translates to 'I pull embarrassment'. The verb kešidan (to pull or draw) is used in several compound verbs related to experiencing feelings or enduring burdens, such as dard kešidan (to suffer pain).
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