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تا به حال صد تا پیغمبر آمده بود

English translation: up to now a hundred prophets would have appeared

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:تا به حال صد تا پیغمبر آمده بود
English translation:up to now a hundred prophets would have appeared
Entered by: majidsh

11:57 Dec 1, 2013
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
Religion
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: تا به حال صد تا پیغمبر آمده بود
اگر در قرآن مجید حتم نشده بود به خاتمیت ایشان (حضرت محمد) تا به حال صد تا پیغمبر آمده بود کما اینکه در عصر خود آقا (حضرت محمد) دو تا پیدا شد
majidsh
up to now a hundred prophets would have appeared
Explanation:
also:
by now a hundred prophets would have turned up

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Note added at 9 hrs (2013-12-01 21:03:49 GMT)
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Note to Asker: the verb form is correct...the conditional that I used refers to starting in the past and continuing up to now...but since it did not happen, it is conditional.

If it were not conditional, we could say "a hundred prophets have turned up since then".

I hope this is clear.
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Edward Plaisance Jr
Local time: 01:39
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4up to now a hundred prophets would have appeared
Edward Plaisance Jr
4a hundred or so prophets would turn up
Mahmoud Reazi


  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a hundred or so prophets would turn up


Explanation:
it could be a good equivalent for the informal ST

Mahmoud Reazi
Iran
Local time: 09:09
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
up to now a hundred prophets would have appeared


Explanation:
also:
by now a hundred prophets would have turned up

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Note added at 9 hrs (2013-12-01 21:03:49 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Note to Asker: the verb form is correct...the conditional that I used refers to starting in the past and continuing up to now...but since it did not happen, it is conditional.

If it were not conditional, we could say "a hundred prophets have turned up since then".

I hope this is clear.

Edward Plaisance Jr
Local time: 01:39
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 135
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Notes to answerer
Asker: You have used third conditional (would have appeared) which refers to an event in the past, while in the original text we have تا به حال صد تا پیغمبر آمده بود meaning that from past till now


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