Breakdown of هر کس هم که اسنوبرد بخرد، باید اول در کلاس مبتدی شرکت کند.
کلاسkelâs
class / classroom
درdar
in
خریدنkharidan
to buy
بایدbâyad
must
اولavval
first
شرکت کردنsherkat kardan
to participate
هر کس هم کهhar kas ham ke
no matter who
مبتدیmobtadi
beginner
اسنوبردesnobord
snowboard
Questions & Answers about هر کس هم که اسنوبرد بخرد، باید اول در کلاس مبتدی شرکت کند.
The lesson focuses on 'har che qadr ham ke' (no matter how much). How does 'har kas ham ke' work here?
It is the exact same grammatical construction, just applied to a person! By swapping out چقدر (how much) for کس (person), you get هر کس هم که, which means "no matter who" or "whoever". You can do this with other question words too, such as هر جا هم که (no matter where).
Why is the first verb, بخرد (bekharad), in the subjunctive?
The structure هر ... هم که creates an indefinite scenario—it applies to an unknown, hypothetical person rather than a specific fact. In Farsi, these open-ended conditions always trigger the present subjunctive, which is why we see بخرد instead of the indicative میخرد.
Why does the Farsi sentence say 'in a beginner class' (در کلاس مبتدی) instead of just 'a beginner class'?
This comes down to the verb choice. In English, you "take" a class, but Farsi uses the compound verb شرکت کردن (sherkat kardan), which literally means "to participate". Just as you participate in something in English, this Farsi verb requires the preposition در (dar) before the event.
Both verbs in this sentence are in the subjunctive (بخرد and شرکت کند). Is this entirely because of the 'har... ham ke' structure?
No, they actually have different triggers! While بخرد is subjunctive because of the هر کس هم که (no matter who) clause, the second verb, شرکت کند, is subjunctive simply because it is the main verb attached to باید (must). Remember that باید always forces the action that follows it into the subjunctive.
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