Breakdown of در یکی از سختترین ماراتنها، هر قدر هم که مسیر طولانی باشد، میتوانی بر آن غلبه کنی.
آن
that
بودنbudan
to be
درdar
in
ازaz
from
توانستنtavânestan
to be able to
سختsakht
difficult / hard
یکیyeki
one (of them), someone
مسیرmasir
route
طولانیtulâni
long
هر قدر هم کهhar qadr ham ke
no matter how much
ماراتنmârâton
marathon
برbar
on / upon (used with specific verbs like to overcome)
غلبه کردنghalabe kardan
to overcome
Questions & Answers about در یکی از سختترین ماراتنها، هر قدر هم که مسیر طولانی باشد، میتوانی بر آن غلبه کنی.
Why do we use the subjunctive bashad instead of the indicative ast here?
The phrase har qadr ham ke (no matter how much / however) introduces an indefinite concessive clause. Because the exact degree (how long the route actually is) doesn't matter or is hypothetical in this context, Farsi requires the present subjunctive, which is bashad for the verb to be.
Could I use har cheqadr ham ke instead of har qadr ham ke in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely! har cheqadr ham ke and har qadr ham ke mean exactly the same thing (no matter how much) and are completely interchangeable here.
The sentence translates 'overcome it' as bar an ghalabe koni. Does the verb ghalabe kardan always need the preposition bar?
Yes, to overcome or conquer something in Farsi is bar chizi ghalabe kardan. Unlike English where overcome takes a direct object, Farsi requires the preposition bar (on or upon) before the thing you are overcoming, which is why we see bar an (upon it) here.
Why is the noun plural in yeki az sakht-tarin maraton-ha?
Just like in English (one of the hardest marathons), when you use yeki az (one of) followed by a superlative adjective, the noun that follows must be plural. That is why we use maraton-ha instead of the singular maraton.
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