Breakdown of من این میوه را دوست دارم.
من
I
این
this
میوهmive
fruit
دوست داشتنdust dâshtan
to like / to love
Questions & Answers about من این میوه را دوست دارم.
Why do we need the word را (ra) in this sentence?
The word را is a marker that points out the definite direct object of a sentence. Because you are talking about liking this specific fruit (این میوه), the object is definite, so Farsi requires you to put را right after it.
Does را (ra) always come exactly after the single noun?
It comes at the very end of the whole object phrase. Here, the complete object is این میوه (this fruit), so را is placed immediately after that entire two-word phrase, just before the verb.
How does the verb دوست دارم (dust daram) translate to "I like"?
This is a common compound verb. دوست means "friend" and دارم means "I have." Together, they literally mean "I hold dear" or "I have as a friend," which is the standard way to say "I like" in Farsi. The -م ending on دارم is what matches the subject من (I).
Would the sentence still make sense if I dropped این (in)?
Yes! If you just said من میوه را دوست دارم, it would mean "I like THE fruit." The را still makes the fruit a specific, definite object, but you lose the meaning of "this." If you dropped both این and را, it would simply mean "I like fruit" in general.