Breakdown of رژیم میگیرم برای اینکه وزن کم کنم.
برایbarâye
for
گرفتنgereftan
to take / to get
رژیمrezhim
diet
اینکهin-ke
that (conjunction)
Questions & Answers about رژیم میگیرم برای اینکه وزن کم کنم.
Why do we use کنم (konam) instead of میکنم (mi-konam) at the end of the sentence?
کنم is the present subjunctive form of the verb کردن (to do/make). We use the subjunctive here because the phrase برای اینکه (barâ-ye inke) is expressing a goal or purpose ("in order to"). Farsi requires the subjunctive mood after phrases that show purpose.
Doesn't برای اینکه (barâ-ye inke) usually mean "because"? How do I know it means "in order to" here?
You can tell by the verb that follows it! If برای اینکه is followed by a normal present or past tense verb, it means "because". But when it is followed by the subjunctive mood, like کم کنم in this sentence, it translates to "in order to" or "so that".
I thought the subjunctive usually starts with بـ (be-), like بکنم (bekonam). Why is the بـ missing here?
The verb here is the compound verb کم کردن (to decrease / to lose). In compound verbs formed with کردن, it is very common to drop the بـ prefix. The non-verbal part of the compound, کم (less), takes its place, so we just say کم کنم (kam konam).
What is the literal translation of the first part, رژیم میگیرم?
It literally means "I take a diet". In Farsi, the verb گرفتن (to take) is used with the word رژیم (diet) to express the English idea of "going on a diet".