Questions & Answers about روی این صندلی بنشین.
How is the command بنشین formed?
It follows the rule for giving commands to one person. We take the prefix بـ (be-) and add it to the present stem of the verb to sit, which is نشین (neshin). This gives us بنشین (beneshin).
Is بنشین pronounced exactly as it is written?
In formal reading, it is pronounced beneshin. However, in everyday spoken Farsi, people almost always drop the first n sound and simply say بشین (beshin).
How do we connect the word روی (on) to the rest of the sentence?
By using the invisible connector called the ezafe. Prepositions of place like روی (rooy) need an -e sound at the end to link to the phrase that follows. You pronounce the beginning of the sentence as rooy-e in.
Why is the verb بنشین at the very end of the sentence?
In English, commands usually start with the verb (Sit on this chair). In Farsi, the core rule that verbs go at the end of the sentence still applies to commands. The literal order here is: On this chair sit.