Breakdown of جاده خیلی لغزنده بود و نزدیک بود که کامیون چپ کند.
و
and
خیلی
very / many (of)
بودنbudan
to be
جادهjâdde
road
لغزندهlaghzande
slippery
کامیونkâmyon
truck
نزدیک بود کهnazdik bud ke
almost / it was close that
چپ کردنchap kardan
to roll over / to flip (a vehicle)
Questions & Answers about جاده خیلی لغزنده بود و نزدیک بود که کامیون چپ کند.
Why is the verb chap konad in the present subjunctive when the truck 'almost flipped' in the past?
In Farsi, the expression nazdik bud ke (it was close that / almost) always triggers the present subjunctive for the action that was on the verge of happening. Even though the overall context of the sentence is in the past, you still use the present subjunctive to show the unrealized potential of that action.
How does chap kardan mean 'to flip'?
The word chap means 'left'. The compound verb chap kardan literally translates to 'to do left'. In the context of driving or vehicles, it has become the standard Farsi idiom for a vehicle overturning, rolling, or flipping.
Is it possible to drop the ke from nazdik bud ke in this sentence?
Yes, in spoken and informal Farsi, the ke is frequently dropped, leaving just nazdik bud kāmyon chap konad. Keeping it, as done here, makes the sentence slightly more formal and clearly separates the clauses for the reader.
How is the adjective laghzandeh (slippery) formed?
It is built from the verb laghzidan (to slip or slide). By taking the present stem laghz- and adding the active participle suffix -andeh (which indicates the 'doer of' an action or 'causing' an action), we get laghzandeh, literally meaning a condition 'causing slipping'.
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