Breakdown of من بیمار هستم و باید دارو بخورم.
من
I
و
and
بیمار
sick
بودنbudan
to be
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
بایدbâyad
must
داروdâru
medicine
Questions & Answers about من بیمار هستم و باید دارو بخورم.
Why does the verb for taking medicine look like the verb for eating (boxoram)?
In Farsi, you do not use the verb for 'take' when talking about medicine or pills; you use the verb xordan, which means to eat or drink. Since the sentence is about what I must do, it takes the 'I' ending -am.
Why is the verb boxoram instead of the normal present tense mixoram?
The word bâyad (must) requires the verb that follows it to be in the subjunctive form. For this verb, that means dropping the normal mi- prefix and replacing it with bo-. So, mixoram (I take) becomes boxoram (that I take) after bâyad.
If the subject is 'I', why doesn't the word for 'must' (bâyad) have an 'I' ending?
The word bâyad is an impersonal verb, which means its form never changes. You use the exact same word for I must, you must, we must, and so on. You always know who must do the action because of the personal ending attached to the main verb at the end of the sentence (like the -am on boxoram).
Do I need to repeat the word man (I) after va (and) for the second half of the sentence?
No, you do not need to repeat it. Just like in English, you can simply say 'I am sick and must take medicine.' In Farsi, it is even easier because the personal endings on the verbs (hastam and boxoram) already make it perfectly clear that 'I' am the subject for both actions.
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