Word
تا جایی که ما مطلع هستیم، صحت این گزارش معلوم نیست.
Meaning
As far as we are informed, the accuracy of this report is not clear.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of تا جایی که ما مطلع هستیم، صحت این گزارش معلوم نیست.
ما
we
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
گزارشgozâresh
report
Questions & Answers about تا جایی که ما مطلع هستیم، صحت این گزارش معلوم نیست.
Why is the verb هستیم (hastim) in the indicative mood rather than the subjunctive, since it follows the word که (ke)?
تا جایی که (tâ jâyi ke - as far as / to the extent that) sets up a clause of extent. Because this clause states an existing reality ('as far as we actually are informed'), Farsi uses the indicative mood, just like English. You only use the subjunctive here if you are talking about a hypothetical limitation.
We learned that میدانیم (midânim) means 'we know'. Why use مطلع هستیم (mottale' hastim) here?
You could absolutely say تا جایی که ما میدانیم (tâ jâyi ke mâ midânim - as far as we know), which is very common! However, مطلع هستیم (mottale' hastim - we are informed/aware) sounds a bit more formal and objective, perfectly matching the professional context of discussing a report (گزارش).
Where does the ezâfe (the connecting 'e' sound) go in the second half of the sentence?
You need an ezâfe between صحت (sehhat - accuracy) and این (in - this) to link the noun to its modifier. It is pronounced 'sehhat-e in gozâresh' (the accuracy of this report).
Doesn't the word صحت (sehhat) usually mean 'health'?
Yes, it often means 'health' (as in physical wellbeing), but its root meaning is about soundness or correctness. When talking about news, data, or a گزارش (report), صحت translates to 'accuracy', 'validity', or 'truthfulness'.