Breakdown of او به اداره بهزیستی رفت تا برایش یک خانه پیدا کنند.
او
he/she
خانه
house
یکyek
one / a, an
بهbe
to
برایbarâye
for
رفتنraftan
to go
پیدا کردنpeydâ kardan
to find / to get / to develop (a condition)
تاtâ
so that
ادارهedâre
office
بهزیستیbehzisti
welfare (social services, well-being)
Questions & Answers about او به اداره بهزیستی رفت تا برایش یک خانه پیدا کنند.
How is the word barâ-y-ash (for her) formed in this sentence?
It combines the preposition barâ-ye (for) with the pronoun ending -ash (him/her/it). Because the underlying preposition ends in a vowel, a glide -y- is inserted as a bridge to make pronunciation easier, resulting in barâ-y-ash. This prevents two vowels from clashing awkwardly.
Why is the verb peydâ konand in the subjunctive form when the first verb (raft) is in the past tense?
The conjunction tâ is used here to mean "so that" or "in order to". In Farsi, when tâ introduces a purpose or an intention, the verb that follows it must always be in the subjunctive form, regardless of whether the main action happened in the past, present, or future.
Why is peydâ konand (they find) plural when the welfare office (edâre) is a singular noun?
Just like in English when we say "I went to the office so they could help me", Farsi frequently uses the third-person plural to refer impersonally to the staff, officials, or people working at an institution.
What is the literal breakdown of the word behzisti?
It is the standard Farsi word for "welfare", but literally it means "well-living". It is built from beh (well/better) and zisti (a noun form related to living or existence). You will often see it in the names of government social services.
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