Breakdown of برادرم خودش شامپو را به حمام میبرد.
برادرbarâdar
brother
بهbe
to
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بردنbordan
to take (away, carry)
خودkhod
self
حمامhammâm
bathroom / bath
شامپوshâmpoo
shampoo
Questions & Answers about برادرم خودش شامپو را به حمام میبرد.
Why does برادرم end with -am but خودش ends with -ash?
The -am in برادرم means "my" (my brother). However, the subject performing the action is the brother (a "he"). Therefore, the reflexive pronoun خود (self) needs the 3rd-person singular ending -ash to translate correctly to "himself".
Is خودش acting as the direct object in this sentence?
No, it's being used purely for emphasis. The direct object is شامپو (shampoo), which we know because it is followed by the object marker را. In this sentence, خودش emphasizes that the brother takes it himself, rather than having someone else do it.
Does خودش have to be placed right after برادرم?
Not strictly, but placing the reflexive pronoun right after the subject is the most natural and common way to add emphasis in Farsi. Keeping it right next to the noun it emphasizes is a great rule of thumb.
Why do we use میبرد for "takes"? Could I use میگیرد instead?
No, you can't use میگیرد here. The verb گرفتن means "to take" in the sense of grabbing, catching, or receiving something. The verb used here is بردن (to carry/take away), which is the correct verb when transporting a physical object from one place to another.
Just to review, why do we need را after شامپو?
The word را marks a specific direct object. Even though the English translation just says "the shampoo", the را tells us that the brother isn't just taking some shampoo in general, but a specific bottle that the listener already knows about.
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