Breakdown of با وجود اینکه در خانه بودیم، حتی شیشهها هم متلاشی شدند.
خانه
house
بودنbudan
to be
درdar
in
همham
also, too / both ... and / together / each other
شیشهshishe
glass
حتیhattâ
even
با وجود اینکهbâ vojud-e in-ke
despite the fact that
متلاشی شدنmotalâshi shodan
to shatter / to disintegrate
Questions & Answers about با وجود اینکه در خانه بودیم، حتی شیشهها هم متلاشی شدند.
Why are both hattâ and ham used for "even the windows"? Can I just use one of them?
In Farsi, to express "even [something]", we usually frame the focused noun with hattâ before it and the additive particle ham (or niz) after it. So, hattâ shishe-hâ ham essentially works together to mean "even the windows (too)." While it is sometimes possible to drop ham, using the complete hattâ ... ham bracket is the most natural and grammatically emphatic way to structure this at your level.
What is the exact breakdown of the phrase bâ vojud-e in-ke?
It translates to "even though" or "despite the fact that." Broken down literally: bâ means "with," vojud means "existence," in means "this," and ke means "that." Together, it literally says "with the existence of this that..." It serves a very similar function to agarche (although) but often feels a bit more emphatic or formal.
Inanimate plural subjects usually take a singular verb in Farsi. Why is the verb shodand plural here?
You are right that inanimate plurals (like shishe-hâ, meaning windows) usually take a singular verb. However, native speakers often use a plural verb to emphasize the individual items acting separately, or to add dramatic effect. Here, using the plural shodand instead of the singular shod vividly highlights that all the various windows individually shattered, emphasizing the scale of the destruction.
What kind of breaking does the verb motalâshi shodan describe? Could I use it if I dropped a drinking glass?
No, motalâshi shodan is far too intense for a dropped drinking glass. It specifically means to shatter, disintegrate, or be blown to pieces, usually implying a violent force, severe impact, or an explosion. If you accidentally dropped a drinking glass in the kitchen, you would use the much more common, general verb shekastan (to break).
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