Breakdown of لطفاً خودتان این وظیفه را شروع کنید!
این
this
لطفاًlotfan
please
شروع کردنshoru' kardan
to start
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خودkhod
self
وظیفهvazife
task / duty
Questions & Answers about لطفاً خودتان این وظیفه را شروع کنید!
How does the word khodetan work in this sentence?
The word khod means self. By adding the second-person plural ending -etan, it becomes yourselves. Here it acts as an intensifier, emphasizing that you yourselves should do the task, rather than having someone else do it.
Could we also use the normal pronoun shoma (you) here?
Yes, you could say shoma khodetan to mean you yourselves. However, Farsi often drops the main pronoun because the verb ending -id in konid already tells us who is acting. Using just khodetan is a natural and common way to add this emphasis.
Why is there a ra after in vazife?
The word ra is the specific direct object marker. Because the action of starting is happening directly to this task (in vazife), and the word this makes the task specific, we must put ra right after it.
Why does the verb shoru konid not have the be- prefix if it is a command?
This is a polite command, often called an imperative. With compound verbs made using kardan (to do), the be- prefix is frequently dropped in modern Farsi, especially when a word like shoru comes right before it.
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