Breakdown of به دلیل زخم عمیق، ممکن بود او از خونریزی بمیرد.
او
he/she
بودنbudan
to be
ازaz
from
عمیقamigh
deep
به دلیلbe dalil-e
because of / due to
ممکنmomken
possible
مردنmordan
to die
زخمzakhm
wound
خونریزیkhun-rizi
bleeding
Questions & Answers about به دلیل زخم عمیق، ممکن بود او از خونریزی بمیرد.
Why does the sentence use the present subjunctive bemirad (that he die) when talking about something that might have happened in the past?
To express a past possibility, Farsi often uses the past tense momken bud (it was possible) followed by the present subjunctive. You are essentially saying 'At that time in the past, it was possible that he dies,' which translates perfectly to 'He might have died' in English.
Could I use ehtemâl dâsht instead of momken bud here?
Yes, you can swap them directly! ehtemâl dâsht literally means 'it had a probability' and triggers the exact same grammatical structure, so it would also be followed by the subjunctive bemirad with no change in meaning.
How is the word khun-rizi (bleeding) formed?
It is a compound word made of khun (blood) and rizi, which comes from the present stem of rikhtan (to pour or spill). Literally, it translates to 'blood-spilling'.
What is the infinitive for bemirad and why does the stem look so different?
The infinitive is mordan (to die). However, it has an irregular present stem: mir. To make the subjunctive, we combine the prefix be-, the stem mir, and the 'he/she' ending -ad to get bemirad.
Is there an ezâfe on dalil in the phrase be dalil-e zakhm-e amigh?
Yes. be dalil means 'for the reason', and the ezâfe (the -e sound) links it to the noun phrase that follows. So, be dalil-e acts together as a preposition meaning 'because of' or 'due to'.
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