Questions & Answers about این آب سرد را بنوش.
How is the command "drink" formed in this sentence?
The verb for "to drink" is نوشیدن. Its present stem is نوش (noosh). In this lesson, we learn that to make a command for one person, we add the prefix بـ (be-) to the present stem. This gives us بنوش (benoosh).
Why is the word را used here?
The word را (raa) points out a specific direct object. Because you are telling someone to drink "this cold water" (which is specific) rather than just "some water", we have to put را right after the object phrase این آب سرد.
Is there a hidden sound between آب (water) and سرد (cold)?
Yes! When an adjective describes a noun in Farsi, they are linked by a short "e" sound called the ezafe. The phrase is pronounced "aab-e sard". This connecting vowel is spoken but usually not written in the Farsi alphabet.
Does the verb go at the end even when giving a command?
Yes! In Farsi, the verb almost always goes at the very end of the sentence. Even for an imperative order like بنوش, the word order does not change. Literally, you are saying "This cold water (specific object) drink."