Learn Farsi: اگر گوهرشناس این ناخالصی را دیده بود، آن را بی‌بها می‌پنداشت. - If the gemologist had seen this impurity, he would have considered it worthless.

اگر گوهرشناس این ناخالصی را دیده بود، آن را بی‌بها می‌پنداشت.agar gowharshenâs in nâkhâlesi râ dide bud, ân râ bibahâ mipendâsht.

If the gemologist had seen this impurity, he would have considered it worthless.

Breakdown of اگر گوهرشناس این ناخالصی را دیده بود، آن را بی‌بها می‌پنداشت.

definite direct object marker

Questions & Answers about اگر گوهرشناس این ناخالصی را دیده بود، آن را بی‌بها می‌پنداشت.

Why is bi-bahâ placed right after ân râ without any linking words?

This is the core of this lesson's grammar: predicative complements. With verbs of consideration like pendâshtan (to consider), you place the direct object and its marker (ân râ) immediately before the adjective or noun that describes it (bi-bahâ). In English, we say considered it worthless, and Farsi does the exact same thing without needing extra linking words like to be or as.

The lesson focuses on verbs like dânestan and shemordan. How does mi-pendâsht fit in?

The verb mi-pendâsht comes from pendâshtan (to suppose or consider). It acts just like dânestan in this context. It is a transitive verb that evaluates a direct object, making it perfectly suited for structures where you assign a quality to an object, such as considering a gem worthless.

The English translation says would have considered, but mi-pendâsht looks like the past continuous tense. Why is this tense used?

In Farsi, past unreal conditionals (talking about a hypothetical scenario that did not happen in the past) use the past perfect for the if-clause (dide bud meaning had seen) and the past continuous for the result clause (mi-pendâsht). Here, the mi- prefix attached to the past stem shows a hypothetical past outcome, rather than a continuous past action.

How is the word nâkhâlesi (impurity) built?

It is made of three parts. The base word means pure. The prefix makes it negative, so means impure. Finally, the suffix turns the adjective into a noun, giving us which means impurity.