Breakdown of من میخواهم به پارک بروم.
من
I
پارکpârk
park
بهbe
to
رفتنraftan
to go
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
Questions & Answers about من میخواهم به پارک بروم.
Why do both verbs in this sentence end in -am?
In Farsi, when you have two verbs together like "want to go", both verbs must match the subject. Since the subject is man (I), both mi-khāham (I want) and beravam (I go) take the -am ending. Farsi doesn't use a neutral infinitive like the English "to go" here; instead, it literally says "I want that I go."
Why is the second verb beravam instead of the normal present tense miravam?
Because it follows mi-khāham (I want). Verbs expressing wants, wishes, or needs require the second verb to be in the present subjunctive form. You drop the continuous mi- prefix and replace it with the subjunctive be- prefix.
Where does the -rav- part of beravam come from? The dictionary verb for "to go" is raftan.
rav is the present stem of raftan (to go). Present stems in Farsi are often irregular and look completely different from the infinitive, so they just have to be memorized. To form the subjunctive here, we take that present stem rav, add the be- prefix, and attach the "I" ending -am.
How do you say "the" park? The sentence just says be pārk.
Farsi doesn't have a direct equivalent for the English definite article "the". When referring to a specific place like "the park", you simply use the noun itself (pārk). The context makes it clear that you are talking about a specific park.
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