Breakdown of پدربزرگ من گوشت نمیخورد.
من
I
پدربزرگpedarbozorg
grandfather
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
گوشتgusht
meat
Questions & Answers about پدربزرگ من گوشت نمیخورد.
How do we build the negative verb ne-mi-khor-ad?
It follows the exact pattern for the negative present tense: ne- (negative prefix) + mi- (present prefix) + khor (present stem of the verb to eat) + -ad (the ending for he/she/it).
I thought the negative prefix was na-. Why is it ne- here?
You are right that the basic negative prefix is na-. However, when it is attached directly before the present prefix mi-, it changes its pronunciation to ne- so that it flows better. That is why it is always ne-mi- and not na-mi-.
Where is the word for 'my' in pedar-bozorg man?
It relies on a hidden vowel sound called the ezafe. You pronounce it as pedar-bozorg-e man. The -e links the noun to the pronoun man (I/me), literally meaning 'the grandfather of me'.
Does pedar-bozorg literally mean 'big father'?
Exactly! Pedar means father and bozorg means big or great. Persian often builds family words this way, like madar-bozorg for grandmother.
Why does the sentence end with 'does not eat' instead of putting 'meat' at the end?
Persian puts the verb at the very end of the sentence. The standard order is Subject (pedar-bozorg-e man), then Object (gusht), and finally the Verb (ne-mi-khor-ad).
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