Breakdown of این یکی از خطرناکترین صحنهها بود و ممکن بود هلیکوپتر منفجر شود.
و
and
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
ازaz
from
Questions & Answers about این یکی از خطرناکترین صحنهها بود و ممکن بود هلیکوپتر منفجر شود.
How does momken bud translate to "might have" in this sentence?
momken bud literally means "it was possible." To talk about a past possibility (something that might have happened but didn't), Farsi uses this past tense phrase followed by the action in the present subjunctive. So, momken bud ... monfajer shaved literally means "it was possible that ... it explodes," which we naturally translate to "it might have exploded."
Why is there no be- prefix on the subjunctive verb monfajer shaved?
monfajer shodan (to explode) is a compound verb using the helper verb shodan (to become). When forming the subjunctive of compound verbs that use shodan or kardan, Farsi usually drops the be- prefix. Therefore, we use shaved instead of beshaved.
Why is the plural sahne-hâ used after a superlative here? I thought Farsi uses singular nouns after superlatives.
You are right that superlatives usually take a singular noun (for example, khatarnâk-tarin sahne for "the most dangerous scene"). However, because this sentence uses the phrase yeki az (one of), the noun that follows must be plural, just like in English.
What dictates the placement of helikopter in this sentence?
momken bud functions as an impersonal phrase meaning "it was possible [that]". What follows is a new clause with its own subject and verb. helikopter is the subject of that new clause, so it sits right after the invisible "that" (, which is often dropped) and before its verb .