Breakdown of من هنوز لامپها و آجرها را نخریدهام.
من
I
و
and
خریدنkharidan
to buy
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about من هنوز لامپها و آجرها را نخریدهام.
How is the negative present perfect formed in نخریدهام?
It uses the negative prefix نـ (na-), the past participle خریده (kharideh) from the verb "to buy", and the short ending for "I", which is ام (-am). Together, نخریدهام means "I have not bought".
Why does را come after both nouns instead of just one?
را marks the specific direct object of the sentence. Because you are talking about "the lamps and the bricks" as a single grouped object, را goes at the very end of the entire phrase (لامپها و آجرها) to show both are receiving the action.
Can I put هنوز (yet) at the end of the sentence like in English?
In Farsi, the main verb (نخریدهام) almost always goes at the very end of the sentence. Adverbs of time like هنوز usually come early on, often right after the subject (من) and before the object.
Is the negative prefix pronounced "na" or "ne" in this tense?
In the present perfect tense, the negative prefix is pronounced "na" (na-kharideh-am). This is a helpful detail to remember, because in the present continuous tense you learned earlier, it is usually pronounced "ne" (like نمیخرم - ne-mi-kharam).