Breakdown of ما تصمیم میگیریم در تهران بمانیم.
ما
we
درdar
in
تهرانtehrân
Tehran
ماندنmândan
to stay
تصمیم گرفتنtasmim-e gereftan
to decide
تصمیمtasmim
decision
Questions & Answers about ما تصمیم میگیریم در تهران بمانیم.
Why do we say بمانیم instead of the regular present tense میمانیم?
In Farsi, when you connect two verbs to say you are doing one action to do another (like 'decide to stay'), the second verb must be in the subjunctive mood. Here, the first verb تصمیم میگیریم (we decide) triggers this change, so we use the subjunctive بمانیم instead of the regular present tense میمانیم.
How exactly is the subjunctive verb بمانیم formed?
It follows the standard present subjunctive rule: the prefix بـ (be-) + the present stem + the personal ending. For the verb 'to stay' (ماندن), the present stem is مان (mān). Add the prefix بـ and the 'we' ending ـیم (-im), and you get بمانیم (bemānim).
Why does 'we decide' use the verb میگیریم?
'To decide' in Farsi is a compound verb: تصمیم گرفتن (tasmim gereftan), which literally translates to 'to take a decision.' تصمیم means 'decision' and میگیریم is the 'we' form of the verb 'to take.'
Do we have to use the word ما (we) at the beginning of the sentence?
No, it is optional. Because both verbs end with the 'we' suffix ـیم, the subject is already obvious. Dropping the ما and just saying تصمیم میگیریم در تهران بمانیم is perfectly natural and very common in everyday Farsi.
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