بدلکار بی‌دقت زخمی شد و احتمال داشت خون‌ریزی شدید اتفاق بیفتد.

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Why is the verb اتفاق بیفتد in the present subjunctive when the sentence is about something that might have happened in the past?
To express past possibility (like "might have" or "could have"), Farsi pairs a past tense trigger like احتمال داشت (it was probable) or ممکن بود (it was possible) with the present subjunctive form of the main verb. Even though the stuntman's danger was in the past, the subjunctive verb اتفاق بیفتد stays in its present form.
Could I use ممکن بود instead of احتمال داشت in this sentence?
Yes, they are practically interchangeable for this grammar structure! Both ممکن بود and احتمال داشت perfectly set up a past possibility when followed by a subjunctive verb.
What is the infinitive form of اتفاق بیفتد, and how does the subjunctive change it here?
The infinitive is اتفاق افتادن (to happen/occur). To form the subjunctive, the prefix بـ (be-) is added to the present stem افت (oft), making بیفتد (bioftad). As a compound verb, the first part (اتفاق) stays untouched and separate.
What is the literal meaning of خون‌ریزی (bleeding)?
It translates literally to "blood-pouring." It combines خون (blood) with ریزی (pouring/spilling), which is derived from the present stem of the verb ریختن (to pour).
How do we pronounce the invisible ezafe link in خون‌ریزی شدید (severe bleeding)?
Because خون‌ریزی ends in the long vowel ی (i), the ezafe (the hidden linking vowel) is pronounced with a "y" sound to smoothly bridge the gap. You pronounce the phrase as khun-rizi-ye shadid.

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