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هر چقدر هم که برف ببارد، آنها هنوز در این پیست با اسنوبرد تمرین میکنند.
Meaning
No matter how much it snows, they still practice with the snowboard on this slope.
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Breakdown of هر چقدر هم که برف ببارد، آنها هنوز در این پیست با اسنوبرد تمرین میکنند.
آنها
they
این
this
درdar
in
باbâ
with
Questions & Answers about هر چقدر هم که برف ببارد، آنها هنوز در این پیست با اسنوبرد تمرین میکنند.
Why is ببارد in the subjunctive here instead of the indicative?
The phrase هر چقدر هم که ('no matter how much') introduces an indefinite concessive clause. Because it expresses a hypothetical or unrestricted condition, Farsi requires the present subjunctive ببارد instead of the indicative میبارد.
What exactly does هم add to the phrase هر چقدر هم که? Can it be left out?
هم acts as an intensifier in this structure, similar to adding 'ever' to 'how' ('however much') or saying 'even if'. While هر چقدر که already means 'however much', adding هم stresses the 'no matter' aspect of the concession. It is highly natural and common to keep it in these sentences.
I notice Farsi uses برف as the subject for ببارد. Is this the standard way to talk about snow?
Yes! Unlike English, which uses a dummy subject like 'it snows', Farsi makes the weather element itself the subject doing the action. The verb باریدن means to fall (for precipitation), so برف میبارد literally means 'snow falls'. In this sentence, it takes the subjunctive form ببارد.
The word پیست translates to 'slope'. Is this used for any kind of hill or slope?
No, پیست is a French loanword ('piste') specifically used for prepared tracks or courses in sports. In Farsi, it is the standard term for a ski slope, a race track, or a skating rink. For a natural geographic hill or slope, you would use words like or .