Breakdown of کارخانهها انرژی تجدیدپذیر را میخرند، به شرطی که ارزان باشد.
بودنbudan
to be
خریدنkharidan
to buy
راrâ
definite direct object marker
ارزانarzân
cheap
Questions & Answers about کارخانهها انرژی تجدیدپذیر را میخرند، به شرطی که ارزان باشد.
Why do we use the subjunctive باشد here instead of the indicative است?
The phrase به شرطی که (provided that / on the condition that) introduces a conditional clause. Because the energy being cheap is a requirement or a hypothetical situation rather than an established fact, Farsi requires the subjunctive mood (باشد) for the verb that follows it.
How does the conjunction به شرطی که in this sentence compare to the addition conjunctions like علاوه بر اینکه from this lesson?
While clausal addition conjunctions like علاوه بر اینکه (besides the fact that) add factual information and thus take the indicative mood, به شرطی که sets a hypothetical condition. The difference in meaning dictates the mood: stating a fact takes the indicative, while setting a requirement takes the subjunctive.
How is the word تجدیدپذیر (renewable) constructed?
It is made of two parts: the noun تجدید (renewal) and the Farsi suffix پذیر (accepting / susceptible to), which comes from the verb پذیرفتن (to accept). Literally, it translates to 'renewal-accepting'. You will see -پذیر used often to translate English '-able' suffixes, such as in امکانپذیر (possible / doable).
Why is the direct object marker را placed after the adjective rather than right next to the noun انرژی?
In Farsi, the marker را always follows the entire noun phrase, not just the head noun. Because (renewable energy) is a single, specific direct object linked by the ezafe, must sit at the very end of that descriptive chain.