Learn Farsi: به دلیل زخم عمیق، ممکن بود او از خون‌ریزی بمیرد. - Because of the deep wound, he might have died from bleeding.

به دلیل زخم عمیق، ممکن بود او از خون‌ریزی بمیرد.be dalil-e zakhm-e amiq, momken bud u az khun-rizi bemirad.

Because of the deep wound, he might have died from bleeding.

Breakdown of به دلیل زخم عمیق، ممکن بود او از خون‌ریزی بمیرد.

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 in the phrase ?