Breakdown of به دلیل خرابی، دو ساعت طول میکشد تا تردد به سرفاصلهی عادی برگردد.
بهbe
to
دوdo
two
ساعتsâ'at
o'clock (the hour)
برگشتنbargashtan
to return
طول کشیدنtul keshidan
to take (time) / to last
تاtâ
until
به دلیلbe dalil-e
because of / due to
عادی'âdi
normal
خرابیkharâbi
breakdown / failure
سرفاصلهsarfâsele
headway / interval
ترددtaraddod
traffic / movement (coming and going)
Questions & Answers about به دلیل خرابی، دو ساعت طول میکشد تا تردد به سرفاصلهی عادی برگردد.
How would we apply this lesson's grammar to say 'Due to the breakdown itself'?
You would use the emphatic identity modifier خود (khod-e) right before the target noun. In this sentence, the phrase would become به دلیل خود خرابی (be dalil-e khod-e kharābi).
Why is the verb برگردد (bargardad) in the subjunctive mood here?
The conjunction تا (tā), meaning 'until' in this context, describes an anticipated outcome or future condition that hasn't happened yet. This dependency on a future event triggers the subjunctive mood for the following verb.
What is the literal meaning of سرفاصله (sar-fāsele)?
It combines سر (sar), meaning 'head' or 'beginning', and فاصله (fāsele), meaning 'distance' or 'interval'. In public transit, it is the technical term for 'headway'—the scheduled time interval between trains or buses on the same route.
Could I use طول میکشد (tul mikeshad) to say something 'takes up' physical space?
No, طول کشیدن (tul keshidan)—literally 'to pull length'—is exclusively used for durations of time. If you want to say something takes up physical space, you would use a verb like جا گرفتن (jā gereftan).
Why use تردد (taraddod) instead of ترافیک (terāfik) for 'movement'?
While ترافیک specifically refers to traffic (and often implies congestion), تردد is a slightly more formal term meaning 'circulation', 'movement', or 'passing back and forth'. It is the standard word used in official announcements about the flow of transit systems.
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