Breakdown of برادر من یک سیب میخورد.
من
I
برادرbarâdar
brother
یکyek
one / a, an
سیبsib
apple
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
Questions & Answers about برادر من یک سیب میخورد.
Why is the verb at the very end of the sentence?
In Farsi, the standard word order is Subject-Object-Verb (SOV). Here, the subject is برادر من (my brother), the object is یک سیب (an apple), and the verb میخورد (eats) comes last. This is different from English, which uses Subject-Verb-Object (SVO).
How does برادر من translate to "my brother" if من just means "I" or "me"?
Farsi uses a hidden connector sound called the Ezafe (pronounced "e") to show possession. When you say برادر من (barādar-e man), that invisible "e" links برادر (brother) to من (I/me), creating "my brother".
What does the می part of the verb میخورد do?
The prefix می (mi-) shows that an action is happening in the present, either right now or as a regular habit. Because of this, میخورد can translate to either "eats" or "is eating" depending on the situation.
Does یک strictly mean the number "one", or does it just mean "an" here?
یک literally means the number "one", but it is also the standard way to say "a" or "an" in Farsi. In this sentence, یک سیب simply means "an apple".
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