Breakdown of با وجود اینکه سلطنت موروثی است، شاهزاده تا زمانی که ضعیف است، قدرت را از دست میدهد.
است
is
راrâ
definite direct object marker
ضعیفza'if
weak
از دست دادنaz dast dâdan
to miss / to lose
قدرتqodrat
power
با وجود اینکهbâ vojud-e in-ke
despite the fact that
شاهزادهshâhzâde
prince / princess
تا زمانی کهtâ zamâni ke
as long as / so long as
سلطنتsaltanat
reign / monarchy
موروثیmowrusi
hereditary
Questions & Answers about با وجود اینکه سلطنت موروثی است، شاهزاده تا زمانی که ضعیف است، قدرت را از دست میدهد.
Why do we use the indicative است after تا زمانی که instead of the subjunctive باشد?
Because this sentence states a general, ongoing fact. When تا زمانی که means "as long as" (duration of an actual state) rather than a hypothetical future condition, it takes an indicative tense. Here, it describes the reality of what happens whenever the prince is weak.
Why is اینکه attached to با وجود at the beginning of the sentence?
The phrase با وجود اینکه means "despite the fact that." You must use اینکه because it introduces a full clause with its own subject and verb (سلطنت موروثی است). If you were followed only by a noun phrase, like "despite the hereditary monarchy," you would drop اینکه and just use با وجود.
How does the verb از دست میدهد literally translate to "loses"?
The infinitive is از دست دادن, which literally translates to "to give from hand" (از means "from", دست means "hand", and دادن means "to give"). It is the standard compound verb in Farsi for losing a possession, an opportunity, or a concept like power.
Why does the abstract noun قدرت (power) take the definite object marker را here?
Abstract nouns in Farsi often take را when they represent the entirety of a concept or something specific to the subject in context. Here, it implies "the power" or "his power," making it a definite, specific direct object that the prince is losing.
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