Breakdown of طناب زدن زیر آب سختترین رکوردی است که یک غواص بتواند ثبت کند.
است
is
یکyek
one / a, an
آبâb
water
زیرzir
under
Questions & Answers about طناب زدن زیر آب سختترین رکوردی است که یک غواص بتواند ثبت کند.
Why are the verbs بتواند and ثبت کند in the subjunctive mood?
In Farsi, when a relative clause (starting with که) describes a noun modified by a superlative adjective (like سختترین, meaning "the hardest"), the verbs in that clause take the subjunctive mood. This happens because the clause describes a potential or hypothetical achievement ("could set") rather than a stated, factual event.
Why is there an ی attached to the end of رکورد to make رکوردی?
This suffix is the relative ی. It is often attached to a noun right before the word که (that) to show that the upcoming clause will define or restrict this exact noun. It signals to the reader that we are talking about "the record that..."
What is the literal meaning of ثبت کند, and why does it translate to "set" here?
The compound verb ثبت کردن literally means "to register" or "to record." In Farsi, you do not use the literal words for "set" or "break" when talking about records; instead, you "register" them (رکورد ثبت کردن). Here, کند is the subjunctive form of the helper verb کردن.
The English translation says "Jumping rope", but طناب زدن looks like a verb infinitive. Is that right?
Yes! In Farsi, the full infinitive form of a verb (ending in ـن) is also used as a verbal noun, or gerund (words ending in "-ing" in English). So, the compound infinitive طناب زدن (literally "to strike a rope") acts as the subject noun "jumping rope" at the start of this sentence.