Breakdown of من از کامپیوتر تو استفاده نکردم.
من
I
تو
you (singular)
کامپیوترkâmpyuter
computer
ازaz
from
استفاده کردنestefâde kardan
to use
Questions & Answers about من از کامپیوتر تو استفاده نکردم.
How do we make the compound verb estefāde kardan negative in the past tense here?
In Farsi compound verbs, only the doing part of the verb changes. Here, that is kardam (I did). To make it negative, we attach the prefix na- to it, creating nakardam (I didn't do). The first word, estefāde (use), doesn't change at all, giving us estefāde nakardam (I didn't use).
Why is the word az (from) in this sentence? The English translation doesn't have from.
The verb estefāde kardan (to use) always requires the preposition az before the object you are using. In Farsi, you don't just use a computer, you do use from a computer.
Where is the word for your in kāmpiyuter to?
The word to means you, but here it acts as your because it is linked to the computer using the invisible ezāfe vowel (an e sound). When speaking, you say kāmpiyuter-e to. As a refresher, you could also use the attached possessive ending and just say kāmpiyuterat to mean the exact same thing.
When speaking, which part of the negative verb nakardam gets emphasized?
The negative prefix na- always takes the strongest stress in the word. You should pronounce it NA-kardam to make it very clear to the listener that the action did not happen.
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