Breakdown of من هر روز شیرینی نمیخورم.
من
I
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
هرhar
every
روزruz
day
شیرینیshirini
sweets
Questions & Answers about من هر روز شیرینی نمیخورم.
How do we make the verb negative in نمیخورم?
To make a present tense verb negative, we add the prefix نـ (ne-) right before the میـ (mi-) prefix. The positive verb is میخورم (mi-khor-am - I eat), so adding the negative prefix gives us نمیخورم (ne-mi-khor-am - I do not eat).
Why is the negative prefix pronounced "ne-" here instead of "na-"?
The negative prefix is normally pronounced "na-" in Farsi, but there is a special rule for the present tense: whenever the negative prefix attaches directly to the میـ (mi-) prefix, its pronunciation changes to "ne-". This makes it easier to say "ne-mi-khor-am" instead of "na-mi-khor-am".
The word شیرینی looks like the adjective for "sweet". How does it work here as a noun?
You have a good eye! شیرین (shirin) is the adjective meaning "sweet". By adding the ـی (-i) suffix at the end, it turns into the noun شیرینی (shirini). This word is used generally to mean "sweets", "pastries", or "baked goods".
Why does the verb نمیخورم come at the very end of the sentence?
In Farsi, the verb almost always goes at the very end of the sentence. The standard word order here is Subject (من - I) + Time (هر روز - every day) + Object (شیرینی - sweets) + Verb (نمیخورم - do not eat).
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