Breakdown of من تصویر را میبینم و میخرمش.
من
I
و
and
دیدنdidan
to see / to watch
خریدنkharidan
to buy
راrâ
definite direct object marker
تصویرtasvir
picture / image (illustration, visual)
Questions & Answers about من تصویر را میبینم و میخرمش.
How exactly does میخرمش translate to "I buy it"?
This verb has four parts packed into one word! It starts with the present tense prefix می (mi-), followed by the verb stem خر (khar) for "buy". Then we add the subject ending ـم (-am) meaning "I". Finally, we attach the new object enclitic ـش (-ash) meaning "it" at the very end.
Why do we use the direct object marker را after تصویر (the picture) but not for the "it" in میخرمش?
The word را (râ) is used to mark a specific noun as the direct object, which is why it follows تصویر (tasvir). However, when we use an object enclitic like ـش (-ash) attached directly to the verb, it already acts as a definite pronoun ("it"). We never add را to these attached enclitics.
Instead of using the attached ending ـش, could I use a separate word for "it"?
Yes! You could say آن را میخرم (ân râ mi-khar-am), literally "that (specific object) I buy". Both are grammatically correct, but attaching the enclitic is much more common and natural in spoken Farsi.
How is the ending of میخرمش actually pronounced?
While formally written and pronounced as mi-khar-am-ash, in everyday spoken Farsi, this enclitic usually shifts to sound like "-esh". So you will almost always hear this word pronounced as mi-khar-am-esh.
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