Q: Why do we use میساختم here instead of the simple past tense?

میساختم is the Past Continuous tense, which is used for actions that were repeated or ongoing in the past. Because the sentence says همیشه (always), it describes a habit or something you used to do. To make it, we add the می prefix to the past stem ساخت and the first-person ending م.

Question 1

Why do we use می‌ساختم here instead of the simple past tense?

Accepted Answer

می‌ساختم is the Past Continuous tense, which is used for actions that were repeated or ongoing in the past. Because the sentence says همیشه (always), it describes a habit or something you used to do. To make it, we add the می prefix to the past stem ساخت and the first-person ending م.

Question 2

What does the ی at the end of کودکی do?

Accepted Answer

Adding the suffix ی to certain nouns and adjectives creates an abstract noun. Here, کودک means child, so adding ی turns it into کودکی, meaning childhood.

Question 3

The English translation says houses, but isn't خانه singular?

Accepted Answer

Yes, خانه is singular. In Farsi, when you talk about making or using things in a general, non-specific way (like building houses or eating apples), you usually just use the singular form of the noun.

Question 4

Why is there no را after خانه?

Accepted Answer

The object marker را is only used for specific, definite direct objects, like a particular house you already mentioned. Since the speaker is talking about building houses in general, we leave را out.

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