Breakdown of بیایید بعضی از لباسها را به این خیریه اهدا کنیم.
این
this
لباسlebâs
dress / clothes
بهbe
to
ازaz
from
Questions & Answers about بیایید بعضی از لباسها را به این خیریه اهدا کنیم.
Why do we use بیایید here instead of بیا, and how does it mean 'let's'?
بیایید is the plural or formal imperative meaning 'come'. When placed at the start of a sentence and followed by a present subjunctive verb for 'we' at the end (like اهدا کنیم), it creates the 'let's do something' structure. You would use بیا if you were talking informally to just one person.
Why doesn't the subjunctive verb اهدا کنیم have the usual بـ (be-) prefix?
اهدا کردن (to donate) is a compound verb using کردن (to do/make). With many compound verbs, especially those using کردن, the subjunctive بـ prefix is simply dropped. The verb still takes the subjunctive ending ـیم to match 'we'.
If بعضی means 'some,' why do we need the specific object marker را after لباسها?
Even though 'some' feels unspecific in English, the phrase بعضی از لباسها means 'some of THE clothes'. Because you are referring to a specific, known collection of clothes that you are selecting from, Farsi requires the definite direct object marker را.
What is the root of the word خیریه (charity)?
It comes from the word خیر (kheyr), which means 'good' or 'well'. You likely already know this root from common greetings like صبح بخیر (sobh bexeyr), meaning 'good morning'.