Breakdown of لباس صورتی را برای خواهر خود بخر.
خواهرkhâhar
sister
لباسlebâs
dress / clothes
برایbarâye
for
خریدنkharidan
to buy
Questions & Answers about لباس صورتی را برای خواهر خود بخر.
How would I use kodâm (which) to ask the question that leads to this answer?
To ask "Which dress should I buy?" you would say کدام لباس را بخرم؟ (kodâm lebâs râ bekharam?). Notice that کدام comes directly before the singular noun (لباس). Since the question is about a specific object, you still need the specific direct object marker را (râ) after the noun.
Why does the object marker را (râ) come after صورتی (pink) instead of right after لباس (dress)?
When a specific direct object includes an adjective, the marker را (râ) must go at the very end of the whole descriptive noun phrase. Since the phrase here is "pink dress" (لباس صورتی), the را gets pushed to the end, attaching after the adjective rather than the noun.
Why does the sentence use خود (khod) for "your" instead of the possessive ending ـت (-at) attached to "sister"?
خود (khod) is a reflexive pronoun meaning "self" or "one's own." Because the subject of the sentence (the "you" being commanded) is the same person who "owns" the sister, Farsi strongly prefers using خود (your own sister). Saying خواهرت (khâhar-at) wouldn't be completely wrong, but خود is much more natural in this context.
How is the command بخر (bekhar, buy) formed?