Breakdown of تا جایی که من خبر دارم، او یک رشتهای میخواند.
من
I
او
he/she
یکyek
one / a, an
خواندنkhândan
to read / to study (a subject)
کهke
that (conjunction)
جاییjâyi
somewhere
تاtâ
until
رشتهreshte
major
خبر داشتنkhabar dâshtan
to know about, to be aware (of)
تا جایی کهtâ jâyi ke
as far as, to the extent that
Questions & Answers about تا جایی که من خبر دارم، او یک رشتهای میخواند.
Why does تا جایی که take the indicative verb دارم instead of the subjunctive?
Even though many conjunctions in Farsi trigger the subjunctive, تا جایی که (as far as / to the extent that) usually takes the indicative. This is because it refers to a factual, existing limit, like the actual extent of your current knowledge, rather than a hypothetical or future situation.
Literally, what does خبر دارم mean here?
The compound verb خبر داشتن literally means "to have news" or "to have information." So من خبر دارم translates literally to "I have news," which is the natural way to say "I am informed" or "I know" in this context.
Why is there an -ای suffix on رشته when the word یک (a/one) is already in front of it?
When you surround a noun with both یک and the indefinite suffix -ی (written as -ای after a vowel), it translates to "a certain" or "some sort of." By saying یک رشتهای, the speaker is conveying: "He is studying some major, but I don't know exactly which one."
Doesn't میخواند mean "he is reading"?
Yes, the basic meaning of خواندن is "to read." However, when paired with a subject of study, a degree, or a major (رشته), it is the standard verb used to mean "to study" that specific subject.
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