Question 1

How does the phrase be mahz-e link to the action in the first half of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

Be mahz-e (upon / immediately after) must be followed by an Ezafe. Here, it connects to the long infinitive bâz kardan (to open / opening). Together, be mahz-e bâz kardan-e forms a formal temporal phrase meaning 'upon the opening of'.

Question 2

Why is there an Ezafe connecting bâz kardan and pânsemân, instead of using the object marker râ?

Accepted Answer

Because bâz kardan is functioning as a noun ('the opening') here, not an active verb. In Farsi, when a verbal noun takes an object, they are linked by an Ezafe. It translates literally as 'the opening of the bandage'.

Question 3

Why does the sentence end with the present tense ast (is) when the main verb motevajjeh shodim (we realized) is in the past tense?

Accepted Answer

Farsi does not strictly force tense agreement (backshifting) like English does. If you realize something in the past, but the fact is still true (the wound is still deep), Farsi keeps the present tense ast inside the ke (that) clause. An English speaker might expect to say 'was deep', but in Farsi, using the past tense there would imply the wound is no longer deep.

Question 4

Does the verb motevajjeh shodan (to realize/notice) always require ke after it?

Accepted Answer

It requires ke (that) when you are introducing a full subordinate clause with its own subject and verb, like zakhm amigh ast. If you were simply noticing a physical object rather than a fact, you would drop ke and use the direct object marker râ instead (for example: 'We noticed the deep wound').

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