Breakdown of شرکتی که در آن کار میکنم، سال گذشته نزدیک بود که ورشکست بشود.
آن
that
درdar
in
شرکتsherkat
company
کهke
that (conjunction)
Questions & Answers about شرکتی که در آن کار میکنم، سال گذشته نزدیک بود که ورشکست بشود.
Why do we use the present subjunctive beshavad for something that almost happened last year?
The phrase nazdik bud ke (it was close that) anchors the sentence in the past, but the bankruptcy itself was only a potential event at that time. Farsi uses the present subjunctive after nazdik bud ke to express that an action was impending or on the verge of happening, even if the overall time frame is in the past.
Why does sherkat have an -i added to it in sherkat-i ke?
This is the restrictive -i suffix. It attaches to a noun right before the relative pronoun ke (that/which) to signal that a defining clause is coming. It restricts the noun, essentially meaning 'the specific company that...'.
Why is dar ān (in it) needed here? Doesn't ke already mean 'in which'?
The word ke only acts as a general linker meaning 'that' or 'which'. Unlike English, which uses relative pronouns like 'where' or 'in which', Farsi often requires you to include the preposition and a pronoun (dar ān, in it) inside the relative clause to show exactly how the noun is involved in the action.
How is the verb varshekast beshavad formed?
It is the present subjunctive form of the compound verb varshekast shodan (to go bankrupt). The non-verbal part varshekast stays the same, while the auxiliary verb shodan (to become) takes the subjunctive prefix be- to become , satisfying the grammar requirement of .