Breakdown of بعد از اینکه حادثه رخ داد، ممکن بود گردن او آسیب ببیند.
او
he/she
بودنbudan
to be
بعد ازba'd az
after (time)
اینکهin-ke
that (conjunction)
حادثهhâdese
incident
رخ دادنrokh dâdan
to occur
ممکنmomken
possible
آسیب دیدنâsib didan
to be injured / to get hurt
گردنgardan
neck
بعد از اینکهba'd az inke
after (+ past)
Questions & Answers about بعد از اینکه حادثه رخ داد، ممکن بود گردن او آسیب ببیند.
How does the grammar for "might have been injured" work in this sentence?
To talk about a possibility in the past, Farsi uses momken bud (it was possible) followed by the present subjunctive of the main verb. Here, that gives us momken bud plus the subjunctive âsib bebinad (that it see injury). Even though we are talking about a past risk, the second verb stays in the present subjunctive.
Why does the verb for "injured" use the root for "to see"?
In Farsi, the compound verb for "to be injured" or "to get hurt" is âsib didan, which literally translates to "to see injury." So the subjunctive form becomes âsib bebinad, meaning "that it sees injury."
Why is in-ke added to ba'd az at the beginning of the sentence?
The phrase ba'd az means "after" and is used before nouns, like "after dinner." But when you want to say "after" before a full clause with a subject and a verb (like "after the accident happened"), you have to use ba'd az in-ke.
What is the literal meaning of rokh dâd?
It is the simple past tense of rokh dâdan, which means "to happen" or "to occur." The word rokh means "face" or "appearance," so the literal idea is "to give face" or "to show its face." It is very commonly used for sudden events and accidents.
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