Breakdown of در صورت فرود در شب، خلبان از چراغهای باند استفاده میکند.
چراغcherâgh
light
درdar
in
ازaz
from
شبshab
night
استفاده کردنestefâde kardan
to use
در صورتdar sûrat-e
in case of
فرودforud
landing
خلبانkhalabân
pilot
باندbând
runway
Questions & Answers about در صورت فرود در شب، خلبان از چراغهای باند استفاده میکند.
Why does در صورت take an Ezafe, and what kind of word is فرود?
The formal conditional phrase در صورت literally means "in the face/form of" and translates to "in the event of." It acts as a prepositional phrase, so it requires an Ezafe (the invisible "e" linking sound) to connect it to the following word. As taught in this lesson, it must be followed by a noun or a long infinitive. Here, فرود (landing) is an abstract verbal noun.
Could I use a full conjugated verb instead of the noun فرود to say "In case they land"?
Not with در صورتِ on its own. Because it ends in an Ezafe, it must connect to a noun or an infinitive. If you want to use a conjugated verb clause, you must change the phrase to در صورتی که (in the event that), which introduces a new clause and requires the following verb to be in the subjunctive mood.
Why is there an از before چراغهای باند when the English just says "uses the runway lights"?
The Farsi verb for "to use" is the compound verb استفاده کردن (estefadeh kardan), which literally means "to make use." It always takes the preposition از (from/of) to introduce the object. So structurally, the Farsi sentence is saying the pilot makes use "of" the lights. This is a common trap for learners translating directly from English!
The word باند is used for "runway" here. Does it have other common meanings?
Yes, باند (band) is a versatile loanword from French. While it means "runway" or "airstrip" in aviation contexts, it is also commonly used in Farsi to mean a "lane" on a highway, a "bandage," or a "gang." The surrounding words like فرود (landing) and خلبان (pilot) immediately tell a native speaker which meaning applies here.
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