Breakdown of قبل از اینکه به نامزدی برویم، حلقه را خریدیم.
بهbe
to
رفتنraftan
to go
خریدنkharidan
to buy
راrâ
definite direct object marker
نامزدیnâmzadi
engagement
حلقهhalghe
ring
قبل از اینکهghabl az inke
before (+ subjunctive)
Questions & Answers about قبل از اینکه به نامزدی برویم، حلقه را خریدیم.
Why does the Farsi sentence use the present tense برویم (we go) when the English translation says "Before we went"?
In Farsi, the phrase قبل از اینکه (before) requires the verb that follows it to be in the present subjunctive, regardless of when the action actually happened. Even though the main action "we bought" (خریدیم) is in the past, the action following "before" must still take the subjunctive form برویم.
Could I just say قبل از به نامزدی برویم instead of using اینکه?
No, because برویم is a verb. You must use قبل از اینکه whenever a full clause with a conjugated verb follows. You only use the shorter قبل از (before) when it is followed directly by a noun or noun phrase, such as قبل از نامزدی (before the engagement).
Why do we need the word را after حلقه (ring)?
را is the definite direct object marker. Because the sentence says "we bought the ring" (a specific ring) rather than just "we bought a ring," Farsi requires را immediately after the noun to show it is a specific object receiving the action.
The translation says "engagement party", but doesn't نامزدی just mean "engagement"?
Yes, نامزدی literally means "engagement". However, in Farsi, the names of milestones are often used to refer to the parties celebrating them. Because the sentence says "we go to..." (به ... برویم), it is naturally understood from context that they are going to the engagement party or ceremony.
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