Breakdown of آنها میخواهند یک آپارتمان جدید بخرند.
آنها
they
جدیدjadid
new
یکyek
one / a, an
خریدنkharidan
to buy
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
آپارتمانâpârtemân
apartment
Questions & Answers about آنها میخواهند یک آپارتمان جدید بخرند.
Why does the second verb start with a بـ (be-)?
Because it follows میخواهند (they want). In Farsi, when expressing desire, the second action uses the present subjunctive form. The بـ (be-) prefix on بخرند shows it is in the subjunctive mood.
Why are both verbs conjugated for "they"?
Unlike English, which uses an infinitive for the second verb ("want to buy"), Farsi conjugates both verbs to match the subject. You are literally saying "they want that they buy," which is why both میخواهند and بخرند end in the "they" suffix ـند (-and).
Why are the two verbs separated by the object?
In Farsi, the final action verb typically sits at the very end of the sentence. Here, that is بخرند (buy). The helping verb میخواهند (want) comes earlier, right after the subject, sandwiching the object یک آپارتمان جدید (a new apartment) between the two verbs.
How do we connect the words for "apartment" and "new" here?
They are connected by the invisible ezafe vowel. In Farsi, adjectives follow the noun they describe, linked by an "e" sound. So while it is written as آپارتمان جدید, you pronounce it as âpârtemân-e jadid.
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