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Questions & Answers about اینجا صبر میکنیم.
Why is wait translated as two words, صبر میکنیم?
In Farsi, many verbs are compound verbs. This means they are formed by pairing a noun or adjective with a basic action verb. Here, صبر means patience and میکنیم means we do. Literally, it translates to we do patience, which is how you say we wait.
Where is the word for we in this sentence?
Farsi often drops subject pronouns like we (ما) because they are not strictly necessary. You can tell who is doing the action by looking at the verb ending. The یم at the end of میکنیم specifically tells us that we are the ones waiting.
Is اینجا made up of two different words?
Exactly! It combines این meaning this and جا meaning place. So اینجا literally translates to this place, which is the Farsi word for here.
What does the می part of the verb do?
The prefix می is added to verbs to show that an action is happening in the present or happens continuously as a habit. Combined with the verb stem and the ending, it tells us that we wait or we are waiting right now.