Breakdown of یک ایمیل برای استاد بفرست.
استاد
professor / master (expert)
یکyek
one / a, an
برایbarâye
for
ایمیلimeyl
email
Questions & Answers about یک ایمیل برای استاد بفرست.
How do we form the command بفرست (send) from the dictionary form of the verb?
The verb "to send" is فرستادن (ferestādan). Its present stem is فرست (ferest). As you are learning in this lesson, to make a command for one person (the singular imperative), you add the prefix بـ (be-) to the present stem. So, بـ + فرست = بفرست (beferest).
Why do we use برای (for) instead of به (to) before the professor?
In English, we usually say "send an email to someone." In Farsi, while you can sometimes use به (be), it is very common and natural to use برای (barāye), which literally means "for". The Farsi logic is that you are sending an email for the professor to receive.
How do I know how to pronounce the vowel in the بـ prefix for بفرست?
It is pronounced "beferest". The imperative prefix is almost always pronounced "be-". The only time it changes is when the first vowel of the verb stem is a short "o" or long "u" (like in برو / borow / "go"). Since the stem فرست (ferest) has an "e" sound, the prefix stays as "be-".
Does the verb always go at the end, even in a command?
Yes! In English, commands start with the verb ("Send an email..."). However, Farsi keeps its standard word order even for commands. The object یک ایمیل (an email) and the recipient برای استاد (for the professor) come first, and the action بفرست (send) waits until the very end.