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اگر جواب را نمیدانی، چرا حرف میزنی؟(more literary)
agar javâb-râ ne-mi-dâni, čerâ harf mi-zani?
Since you don't know the answer, why are you talking?
اگه جواب و نمیدونی، چرا حرف میزنی؟(more colloquial)
age javâb-o ne-mi-duni, čerâ harf mi-zani?
Since you don't know the answer, why are you talking?
Usage notes
اگر(agar) is associated with the following tenses in the verb of the if-clause (protasis):
When the hypothetical suggests something which cannot have been true in the past or is impossible to be fulfilled in the future, the past imperfect or pluperfect tenses are used for the verbs of both the if-clause and result clause.
When the hypothetical suggests something which may be fulfilled in the future, the present subjunctive (or sometimes simple past) tense is used for the verb of the if-clause.
When the hypothetical suggests something which may possibly have been true in the past, the past subjunctive tense is used for the verb of the if-clause.
When introducing a hypothetical which actually pertains to a real present state, with اگر(agar) having the meaning of "since", the present tense is used for the verb of the if-clause.
When used with an imperative in the result clause, the imperative is perceived to already imply that the hypothetical holds true, hence the present tense is used for the verb of the if-clause.
اگر(agar) can be omitted, especially colloquially.