Word
من نمی‌توانم هزینه‌های اولیه را پرداخت کنم، چه برسد به اینکه یک آتلیه اجاره کنم!
Meaning
I cannot pay my basic expenses, let alone rent a studio!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of من نمی‌توانم هزینه‌های اولیه را پرداخت کنم، چه برسد به اینکه یک آتلیه اجاره کنم!
من
I
یکyek
one / a, an
راrâ
definite direct object marker
توانستنtavânestan
to be able to
Questions & Answers about من نمی‌توانم هزینه‌های اولیه را پرداخت کنم، چه برسد به اینکه یک آتلیه اجاره کنم!
Why is the verb اجاره کنم in the subjunctive form here?
It follows the phrase چه برسد به اینکه (let alone / not to mention). This conjunction introduces a scenario that is highly improbable or hypothetical based on the first part of the sentence, which triggers the present subjunctive in Farsi.
What is the literal translation of چه برسد به اینکه, and how is it built?
It literally translates to something like 'what would it reach to this that'. The word برسد is the third-person singular subjunctive of رسیدن (to reach). It functions as a fixed idiom meaning 'let alone' or 'much less'.
There are two subjunctive verbs in this sentence (پرداخت کنم and اجاره کنم). Are they both triggered by the same rule?
No, they are triggered independently. The first one, پرداخت کنم (I pay), is in the subjunctive because it completes the modal verb نمی‌توانم (I cannot). The second one, اجاره کنم (I rent), is required by the new conjunction چه برسد به اینکه.
Can I use the word آتلیه (ateliye) to talk about renting a studio apartment?
No, آتلیه is borrowed from the French 'atelier' and is used exclusively for a creative workspace, like an artist's or photographer's studio. If you want to talk about a studio apartment to live in, you would usually use the word سوئیت (suite).