Questions & Answers about من میخواهم در اتاق استراحت کنم.
How do you say 'to' in Farsi, like in 'want to rest'?
Farsi doesn't use a separate word for 'to' between two verbs. Instead, the second verb changes into the present subjunctive form. You are literally saying 'I want that I rest.'
I thought the subjunctive needed a بـ (be-) at the beginning. Why is it just استراحت کنم?
You are right that the subjunctive usually adds بـ (be-). But استراحت کردن (to rest) is a compound verb made of the word for 'rest' and کردن (to do). With compound verbs using کردن, Farsi speakers usually drop the بـ, so بکنم simply becomes کنم.
Why do both verbs, میخواهم and کنم, have the ـم (-am) ending?
Unlike English where the second verb stays in the basic 'to' form (infinitive), Farsi requires you to conjugate both verbs to match the subject. Since the subject is من (I), both 'want' and 'rest' must take the 'I' ending.
Is it normal to put در اتاق (in the room) right in the middle of the sentence?
Yes! Farsi generally puts verbs at the end of their clause. The detail در اتاق goes right before the final verb phrase استراحت کنم, placing the location before the action happening inside it.