Breakdown of من سه قاشق شکر اضافه کردم.
من
I
سهse
three
شکرshekar
sugar
اضافه کردنezâfe kardan
to add
قاشقghâshogh
spoon
Questions & Answers about من سه قاشق شکر اضافه کردم.
Why isn't there an ezafe link connecting ghāshogh and shekar to mean 'spoons of sugar'?
In Farsi, when you use a unit of measurement (like spoon, glass, or kilo) before an uncountable noun, you do not use the ezafe link to mean 'of'. You simply place the measuring word directly next to the noun, which gives us se ghāshogh shekar.
English says 'three spoons', so why is ghāshogh in the singular form here?
In Farsi, nouns and measure words that come immediately after numbers always stay in their singular form. Even though the English translation is plural, Farsi strictly uses se ghāshogh instead of a plural like se ghāshogh-hā.
How does this sentence answer a question using cheghadr (how much)?
If someone asked you cheghadr shekar ezāfe kardi? (How much sugar did you add?), this sentence is the natural reply. You simply replace the question word cheghadr with the exact quantity and measure word, which in this case is se ghāshogh.
What are the two parts of the verb ezāfe kardam?
It is a compound verb made from ezāfe (addition) and kardan (to do/to make). To say 'I added' in the simple past tense, the first part stays exactly the same, and you only conjugate the second part for the 'I' form, giving you kardam.
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