Word
پدربزرگ من گوشت نمیخورد.
Meaning
My grandfather does not eat meat.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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?