Breakdown of خیلی طول میکشد تا همهی لباسها را تا کنم.
خیلی
very / many (of)
لباسlebâs
dress / clothes
راrâ
definite direct object marker
تاtâ
so that
طول کشیدنtul keshidan
to take (time) / to last
همهhame
all, everyone
تا کردنtâ kardan
to fold
Questions & Answers about خیلی طول میکشد تا همهی لباسها را تا کنم.
The word تا appears twice here. Does either of them relate to the 'as much as possible' grammar from this lesson?
No, this sentence acts as a distractor to remind you of the other extremely common uses of تا so you don't mix them up. The first تا is a conjunction meaning 'until' or 'for me to' (it takes a long time until I fold). The second تا is simply the non-verbal part of the compound verb تا کردن (to fold).
Why is the verb تا کنم in the subjunctive mood?
The conjunction تا (meaning 'until' or 'so that') triggers the subjunctive for the verb that follows it. Since folding the clothes is a pending or expected action, we use the present subjunctive تا کنم instead of the indicative تا میکنم.
The phrase طول میکشد literally means 'pulls length'. Can I use it to say a physical place is far away or a road is long?
No, طول کشیدن is used exclusively for time durations (meaning 'to take time' or 'to last'). For physical distances, you would use words related to space, such as دور (far) or طولانی (long).
Why do we add the ی sound between همه and لباسها?
When همه (all) is used directly before a specific noun, they are connected by the ezafe vowel (translating closely to 'all of the...'). Because همه ends in a silent 'heh' (which makes an 'e' sound), the ezafe takes the form of a 'ye' sound to prevent two vowels from clashing, written here as همهی لباسها.
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