Breakdown of ما در مورد گذر زمان فکر نمیکنیم، تا اینکه علامتهای آن روی صورت محسوس بشود.
ما
we
آن
that
رویruye
on
صورتsurat
face
فکر کردنfekr kardan
to think
شدنshodan
to become
علامت'alâmat
sign
در موردdar mored
about / regarding
تاtâ
until
اینکهin-ke
that (conjunction)
زمانzamân
time (concept, duration, era)
گذرgozar
passage
محسوسmahsus
perceptible / noticeable
Questions & Answers about ما در مورد گذر زمان فکر نمیکنیم، تا اینکه علامتهای آن روی صورت محسوس بشود.
Why is the verb بشود (beshavad) in the subjunctive form here?
The phrase تا اینکه (tâ inke), meaning "until", introduces a subordinate clause about an event that hasn't happened yet. Just like the structure بی آنکه (bi ânke) you are learning in this lesson, تا اینکه requires the following verb to be in the present subjunctive to show that the action is a potential or future outcome.
What is the difference between using تا (tâ) and تا اینکه (tâ inke) in this sentence?
They mean the same thing here ("until"), but تا اینکه is slightly more formal and is used specifically to introduce a full clause with its own subject and verb. You will often see اینکه added to conjunctions when they link to a complete sentence rather than just a single noun.
The word گذر (gozar) looks like a verb stem. How is it being used as a noun meaning "passage"?
In Farsi, the present stem of a verb can sometimes function directly as a noun. گذر is the present stem of گذشتن (gozashtan, to pass). Used here with an ezafe, گذر زمان translates perfectly to "the passage of time."
Is the word محسوس (mahsus) related to other common Farsi words about feelings?
Yes! It shares an Arabic root with familiar words like حس (hes, sense) and احساس (ehsâs, feeling). As an adjective, محسوس means "perceptible" or "tangible"—literally something that can be sensed.
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