Breakdown of ما میخواهیم برای فردا شام درست کنیم.
ما
we
برایbarâye
for
فرداfardâ
tomorrow
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
شامshâm
dinner
درست کردنdorost kardan
to make / to prepare (e.g., food)
Questions & Answers about ما میخواهیم برای فردا شام درست کنیم.
Why does the second verb, dorost konim, not start with mi-?
Because it follows mi-khâhim (we want). In Farsi, when you express wanting to do something, the second verb must be in the subjunctive form. This means we drop the continuous mi- prefix. Instead of dorost mikonim (we make), it becomes dorost konim.
I thought the subjunctive form usually adds a be- prefix. Why is it just konim instead of bekonim?
dorost kardan (to make or prepare) is a compound verb, meaning it is made of a base word plus kardan (to do). With these compound verbs, Farsi speakers usually drop the be- prefix in the subjunctive. So, dorost konim is much more common and natural here than dorost bekonim.
Why are the two verbs, mi-khâhim and dorost konim, separated by the rest of the words?
Unlike English, where we keep 'want to make' together, Farsi puts the final action verb at the very end of the sentence. The 'wanting' verb (mi-khâhim) comes earlier, and the specific action you want to perform (dorost konim) anchors the end of the sentence.
Why is shâm (dinner) placed right before dorost konim?
In Farsi, the direct object of a verb often sits right next to it if it doesn't have a specific marker like râ. Since they are talking about making dinner in general, shâm sits directly before the verb phrase dorost konim.
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