Breakdown of آیا شما هرگز شیرینی نمیخورید؟
شما
you (plural)
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
هرگزhargez
never
شیرینیshirini
sweets
Questions & Answers about آیا شما هرگز شیرینی نمیخورید؟
Why is the verb negative (نمیخورید) when the English translation says "never eat" instead of "never don't eat"?
In Farsi, when you use a negative word like هرگز (hargez, meaning "never"), the verb must also be negative. It's a "double negative," which is perfectly correct and actually required in Farsi! So you literally say "Do you never not eat sweets?".
How is the negative verb نمیخورید (nemi-khorid) built?
It starts with the negative prefix نه (ne-), which drops the "h" sound and becomes نـ (ne-) when joined to the continuous prefix می (mi-). Then comes the present stem of "to eat", which is خور (khor), and finally the personal ending ید (-id) matching شما (shomâ, you). Put it all together: ne-mi-khor-id.
Is the word شیرینی (shirini) related to the word for sweet?
Yes! شیرین (shirin) is the adjective meaning "sweet". By adding the ی (-i) suffix at the end, it turns into a noun, شیرینی (shirini), which means "sweets", "candy", or "pastry".
Do I always have to use آیا (âyâ) to ask a yes/no question like this?
No, آیا (âyâ) is completely optional. It acts like a question mark at the beginning of the sentence and makes it sound a bit more formal. In everyday spoken Farsi, people usually leave it out and just say شما هرگز شیرینی نمیخورید؟ using a rising tone of voice to show it's a question.
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