Breakdown of خواه کولاک بیرحم باشد خواه یخبندان مرگبار، ما به سمت قله پیشروی میکنیم.
ما
we
بودنbudan
to be
قلهgholle
peak
به سمتbe samt-e
towards
کولاکkolâk
blizzard
پیشروی کردنpishravi kardan
to advance (intransitive)
خواهkhâh
whether / or (correlative)
یخبندانyakh-bandân
freezing / frost
مرگبارmargbâr
deadly
بیرحمbirahm
ruthless
Questions & Answers about خواه کولاک بیرحم باشد خواه یخبندان مرگبار، ما به سمت قله پیشروی میکنیم.
Why is the verb bâshad in the subjunctive mood in the first part of the sentence?
The correlative structure khâh ... khâh ... translates to "whether ... or ...". Because it sets up a hypothetical or uncertain condition, the verb inside this clause must be in the subjunctive mood. Here, bâshad is the present subjunctive of "to be", giving the literal meaning of "whether it be a ruthless blizzard".
Where is the verb in the second part of the "whether ... or ..." phrase (khâh yakhbandân-e margbâr)?
The verb bâshad is implied here. In Farsi, when parallel clauses use the exact same verb, it is very common to drop the second instance to avoid repetition and improve the flow of the sentence. The full implied phrase is khâh yakhbandân-e margbâr bâshad.
Why is the main verb pishravi mikonim in the indicative mood when the first half of the sentence is subjunctive?
The subjunctive is only used for the hypothetical "whether A or B" conditions. The main clause (mâ be samt-e qolle pishravi mikonim) states a definite, factual action that the speakers are taking regardless of those conditions, so it uses the standard present indicative ("we advance").
What role does the word samt play in the phrase be samt-e qolle?
The word samt translates to "direction" or "side". When combined with the preposition be (to) and an ezafe (the invisible "-e" linking sound), be samt-e acts as a compound preposition meaning "towards" or "in the direction of" the target noun, qolle (summit).
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