Breakdown of شما اینجا استراحت میکنید و فیلم تماشا میکنید.
شما
you (plural)
و
and
اینجاinjâ
here
فیلمfilm
movie
Questions & Answers about شما اینجا استراحت میکنید و فیلم تماشا میکنید.
Why is the word میکنید used twice in this sentence?
In Farsi, many actions are expressed using compound verbs, which are made by combining a word with a helper verb. Both استراحت (rest) and تماشا (watching) use the helper verb کردن (to do). میکنید is the present tense form meaning 'you do'. So, you are literally saying 'you do rest' and 'you do watching'.
Could I place اینجا (here) or فیلم (film) in the middle of the compound verbs?
No, the two parts of a compound verb stay glued together in a standard present tense sentence. Words describing the location like اینجا or the object like فیلم must come before the first part of the compound verb (استراحت or تماشا).
Why does the word فیلم (film) come before the verb for watch?
Farsi usually follows a Subject-Object-Verb word order, meaning the verb goes at the very end. The compound verb تماشا میکنید acts as a single verb block at the end of its clause, so the object فیلم is placed right before it.
Since میکنید already shows the 'you' ending, is the word شما strictly necessary?
Not at all! Because the -ید ending on میکنید tells us exactly who is doing the action (you, formal or plural), dropping شما is completely natural. Including it here just adds a little extra emphasis.