Breakdown of من همیشه زبان فارسی میخوانم.
من
I
خواندنkhândan
to read / to study (a subject)
همیشهhamishe
always
زبانzabân
language
فارسیfârsi
Persian
Questions & Answers about من همیشه زبان فارسی میخوانم.
How does the verb میخوانم follow the new rule for the present tense?
It is built perfectly on the pattern you are learning! It starts with the prefix می (mi-), which shows it is an ongoing or habitual present action. Next comes the present stem خوان (khaan), and it finishes with the ending ـَم (-am) because the subject is من (man, I).
Why does the translation say 'study', but the verb میخوانم comes from the verb for 'to read'?
In Persian, the verb for 'to read' is also the standard way to say 'to study' a specific subject. So, depending on the context, میخوانم can mean 'I read' (like a book) or 'I study' (like a language).
Why is there a hidden '-e' sound between زبان and فارسی when spoken?
This is the ezafe linking vowel. زبان (zabaan) means 'language.' To say 'Persian language,' Persian links the noun and its description with an '-e' sound to make zabaan-e faarsi. It is rarely written in the Persian alphabet, but you must say it to connect the words.
Where do words like همیشه (always) belong in a Persian sentence?
Adverbs of time and frequency like همیشه usually go very early in the sentence, typically right after the subject (من). Remember that the verb (میخوانم) almost always has to anchor the very end of the sentence, so you cannot put 'always' at the end like you sometimes can in English.
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