Breakdown of هرگز خودم را با همکاران مقایسه نمیکنم.
باbâ
with
هرگزhargez
never
همکارhamkâr
colleague
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خودkhod
self
مقایسه کردنmoqâyese kardan
to compare
Questions & Answers about هرگز خودم را با همکاران مقایسه نمیکنم.
How does the reflexive pronoun work in this sentence?
The word for myself is khodam, which is made of the reflexive base khod plus the my ending -am. Because myself is the specific direct object receiving the action of the verb, it must be followed by the object marker râ, giving us khodam râ.
Why is the verb nemikonam negative when the sentence already has hargez (never)?
Farsi requires double negatives. Whenever you use a negative time word like hargez (never), the verb must also be negative. That is why the verb is nemikonam instead of the positive mikonam.
Could we put khodam râ closer to the verb, after bâ hamkârân?
It sounds much better where it is. In Farsi, a specific direct object marked with râ usually comes early in the sentence. It typically goes after the subject and time words like hargez, but before prepositional phrases like bâ hamkârân (with colleagues).
What is the ending on hamkârân (colleagues)?
The -ân ending is a plural marker. While you can use -hâ to make almost anything plural, -ân is often used for living things and people. Added to hamkâr (colleague), it becomes hamkârân (colleagues).
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