Breakdown of علاوه بر اینکه انرژی تجدیدپذیر پاک است، کربن تولید نمیکند.
است
is
انرژیenerzhi
energy
تولید کردنtolid kardan
to produce
پاکpâk
clean (pure)
علاوه بر اینکهelâve bar in ke
in addition to the fact that
تجدیدپذیرtajdidpazir
renewable
کربنkarbon
carbon
Questions & Answers about علاوه بر اینکه انرژی تجدیدپذیر پاک است، کربن تولید نمیکند.
Why do we use the indicative است after علاوه بر اینکه? Doesn't اینکه usually require the subjunctive?
While many conjunctions ending in اینکه trigger the subjunctive because they express intent or uncompleted actions, علاوه بر اینکه states a known, existing fact. Because it simply adds factual information, it requires the indicative mood. That is why we use the indicative است rather than the subjunctive باشد.
The English translation says 'Besides being clean'. Why doesn't Farsi use a word like 'being'?
Farsi rarely uses gerunds like 'being' in this way. Instead, علاوه بر اینکه literally translates to 'besides the fact that' and must be followed by a complete, conjugated clause. So, the Farsi structure is literally 'Besides the fact that renewable energy is clean...'.
How is the adjective تجدیدپذیر formed?
It is a compound word made of تجدید (renewal) and the suffix پذیر (accepting), which comes from the verb پذیرفتن (to accept). Adding پذیر to a noun is a very common way to create adjectives meaning '-able', so تجدیدپذیر literally means 'renewal-accepting' or 'renewable'.
Why is there no word for 'it' before the phrase کربن تولید نمیکند in the second clause?
Because Farsi drops subject pronouns when the context is clear. The subject انرژی تجدیدپذیر is already established in the first clause, and the third-person singular verb نمیکند makes it obvious that 'it' is still the subject being discussed.
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