Breakdown of ما امروز چیزی پست نکردهایم.
ما
we
امروزemruz
today
چیزیchizi
something
پست کردنpost kardan
to post
Questions & Answers about ما امروز چیزی پست نکردهایم.
How do we form the present perfect for the compound verb پست کردن here?
To form the present perfect of a compound verb, the first word (پست) stays exactly the same. We only change the second word, which is the helper verb کردن (to do). We take its past participle (کرده) and add the present perfect ending for "we", which is ایم. This gives us پست کردهایم.
Where does the negative prefix go in پست نکردهایم?
In Farsi, you make a compound verb negative by attaching the negative prefix نـ to the verbal part, not the noun part. So it attaches to کردهایم to make نکردهایم, leaving پست untouched.
Doesn't چیزی mean "something"? Why is it translated as "anything"?
The word چیزی (the word for "thing" plus the indefinite suffix ی) means both "something" and "anything". Farsi doesn't use a separate word for "anything" in negative sentences. Because the verb نکردهایم is negative, چیزی naturally translates to "anything" here.
Is it normal for امروز (today) to come before the object?
Yes! While English usually puts time words at the very end of the sentence, Farsi prefers to put time words like امروز very early, typically right after the subject (ما).