Breakdown of برادر من خودش یک کسب و کار جدید شروع میکند.
من
I
جدیدjadid
new
برادرbarâdar
brother
یکyek
one / a, an
شروع کردنshoru' kardan
to start
خودkhod
self
کسب و کارkasb o kâr
business
Questions & Answers about برادر من خودش یک کسب و کار جدید شروع میکند.
How does خودش work here to mean "himself"?
The word خودش combines خود (self) with the third-person ending ـَش (-ash, meaning his/her). Because it comes right after the subject برادر من (my brother), it acts as an intensifier. It emphasizes that he is doing it personally, rather than having someone else do it.
Why is the word for business, کسب و کار, spelled with an "and" in the middle?
This is a common way to build words in Farsi. It combines کسب (trade/earning) and کار (work) with the conjunction و (and). When spoken, this و is usually pronounced as a quick "o" sound, making it sound like "kasb-o-kar".
Where does the invisible "ezafe" link go in the phrase یک کسب و کار جدید?
The ezafe connects the noun کسب و کار to its adjective جدید (new), so you say "kasb-o-kar-e jadid". You do not use an ezafe after یک (a/one) because numbers and quantifiers just sit directly in front of the noun without a connector.
What makes شروع میکند a compound verb?
In Farsi, many verbs are made by pairing a noun with a helper verb. Here, شروع (start/beginning) is paired with کردن (to do/make). To say "he is starting", we conjugate only the helper verb part, creating شروع میکند.
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