Conditional Phrase: Che-che

Reading somebody else's notebook, I had a question about one of the sentences used... "man oo ra doost daram che oo man ra doost dashteh bashad che na." The use of che-che is for the conditional phrase for "even if...or". Are there any other uses for it? How would the meaning of that sentence change if it said " che oo man ra doost dast che na"? I know this may be grammatically incorrect but could you ever say "... ya na"?

Thanks!

Hi Kevin

This structure is exactly like this"whether...or"

"man oo ra doost daram che oo man ra doost dashteh bashad che na."

"I like her, whether she likes me or not."

You're not certain if she likes you or not.

If you want to say " che oo man ra doost dasht che na", you should change the first part

" man oo ra doost DASHTAM, che oo man ra doost dasht che na"

"I liked her, whether she liked me or not."

I liked her, but I was not sure if she liked me or not.

I hope this helps.

If there's anything you need to be clarified, do not hesitate to ask.

Are there any other uses for it?

If by "it" you meant "che... che...", the answer is no. But if you meant "che", then yes (e.g. "che havaye khoobi" = "What a nice weather"). Sometimes it might get a little tricky though! For instance, "che salami, che aleyki?" although seems like that "che... che..." structure, has nothing to do with it. In fact, it's just a combination of two phrases/clauses with a "che" in them! (I hope I'm not confusing you! :D )

How would the meaning of that sentence change if it said " che oo man ra doost dasht che na"?

As Shabnam already mentioned in her comment this is just the past tense of your original sentence.

I know this may be grammatically incorrect but could you ever say "... ya na"?

Yes, you could say "[ya] man ra doost dasht ya na" and it would be grammatically correct. However, you wouldn't want to say "che man ra doost dasht ya na". The phrase "che... ya na" does not make sense in Persian.

Thanks!

You're welcome! :D

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