Breakdown of برادرم میخواهد آپارتمانش را بفروشد.
برادرbarâdar
brother
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
آپارتمانâpârtemân
Questions & Answers about برادرم میخواهد آپارتمانش را بفروشد.
Why does the second verb start with بـ (be-)?
In Farsi, when you use a verb after میخواهد (he wants), that second action needs to be in the subjunctive form. For most verbs, you make this by adding the prefix بـ (be-) to the present stem. The present stem for the verb meaning to sell is فروش (forush), so it becomes بفروشد (beforushad).
Do both verbs need to match the subject برادرم (my brother)?
Yes! Unlike English, where we say 'He wants to sell' with the second verb in the infinitive form, in Farsi both verbs must match the person doing the action. So we use the third-person singular ending ـد (-ad) on both میخواهد (he wants) and بفروشد (he sells).
Why is را (râ) added right after آپارتمانش (his apartment)?
The word را (râ) is used to mark a specific direct object. Because the brother wants to sell 'his apartment' rather than just any random apartment, it is specific, so we must put را right after it.
How do we form words like 'my brother' and 'his apartment' in this sentence?
Farsi commonly uses attached endings for possession. برادر (barâdar) means brother, and adding the suffix ـم (-am) makes it برادرم (my brother). Similarly, آپارتمان (âpârtemân) is apartment, and adding ـش (-ash) makes it آپارتمانش (his apartment).