Questions & Answers about من یک توپ دارم و میاندازمش.
Where is the word for "it" in میاندازمش?
The "it" is the attached ending ش (pronounced "-ash" or "-esh"). Instead of using a separate word for "it", Farsi often attaches a pronoun ending directly to the end of the verb. Here, the verb میاندازم means "I throw", and adding ش makes it "I throw it".
How do you pronounce the ending in میاندازمش?
In formal Farsi, the ending is pronounced "-ash", making the whole word mi-andâzam-ash. However, in everyday spoken Farsi, the vowel in the ending usually changes to an "e" sound, so you will mostly hear mi-andâzam-esh.
Since the ball is the direct object being thrown, why isn't there a را after it?
The direct object marker را is only used for specific objects (like "the ball" or "that ball"). Because the first half of the sentence uses یک توپ (a ball), it is non-specific, so we don't use را. The attached pronoun ش in the second half successfully points back to this ball.
Why doesn't دارم (I have) start with the present-tense prefix می like the second verb does?
The verb "to have" (داشتن) is a rare exception in Farsi grammar. When used for simple possession, it does not take the standard present-tense prefix می. That is why "I have" is just دارم, while a regular verb like "I throw" needs the prefix and becomes میاندازم.