Breakdown of ما پیش مشاور رفته بودیم تا او دربارهاش توضیح دهد.
او
he/she
ما
we
پیشpish
near, with, at
رفتنraftan
to go
تاtâ
so that
توضیح دادنtowzih dâdan
to explain
دربارهdarbâre
about / concerning
مشاورmoshâver
counselor
Questions & Answers about ما پیش مشاور رفته بودیم تا او دربارهاش توضیح دهد.
How does darbâre-ash (about it) connect the preposition to the pronoun?
The preposition darbâre (about) ends in a vowel sound (an invisible 'e'). When we attach an enclitic pronoun like -ash (it), we need a bridge to connect the two vowels. Farsi uses the glide -y-, making the actual pronunciation dar bâre-y-ash.
Why use pish-e instead of be for going to the counselor?
In Farsi, when you go to a person (like a doctor, friend, or counselor), you usually use pish-e (literally 'in front of' or 'beside') rather than be (to). You use be primarily when going to a destination or place, like a city or a building.
Why is the verb rafte budim used here instead of just raftim?
rafte budim is the past perfect tense (we had gone), formed with the past participle rafte and the past tense of 'to be' (budim). It emphasizes that the action of going was fully completed further back in the past, setting the background for why the counselor was going to explain.
Why is the verb towzih dahad (explain) in the subjunctive form?
The word tâ here means 'so that' or 'in order to', which expresses a purpose or intention. In Farsi, verbs following tâ in this sense must take the subjunctive form because the action of explaining is a desired outcome, not a stated fact.
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