Word
از این عطر خوشم میآید.
Meaning
I like this perfume.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of از این عطر خوشم میآید.
این
this
ازaz
from
عطرetr
perfume / fragrance
خوش آمدنkhosh âmadan
to like / to be pleasing (used with 'az' and pronominal enclitics)
Questions & Answers about از این عطر خوشم میآید.
Why is the verb in the third-person singular (میآید) when the English translation says 'I like'?
This is an impersonal verb construction. In Farsi, you do not literally say 'I like'. The structure actually means 'Pleasantness comes to me'. Since 'comes' (میآید) refers to the feeling (which is an 'it'), the main verb is always in the third-person singular.
Where is the 'I' in this sentence if the main verb just means 'it comes'?
The 'I' is represented by the pronoun ending ـم (-am) attached to the word خوش (khosh, meaning good or pleasant). It acts like 'to me' or 'my'. Together, خوشم essentially means 'my pleasantness'.
Why do we use the preposition از (az, meaning 'from') before 'this perfume'?
Because the literal translation of this idiom is 'My pleasantness comes from this perfume'. Whenever you use this specific structure to say you like an object or person, you must introduce that thing with از.
How would I change this sentence to say 'She likes this perfume'?
You only need to change the short pronoun ending attached to خوش. Change ـم (-am, meaning my/me) to the third-person ending ـش (-ash, meaning his/her). The sentence becomes از این عطر خوشش میآید. Notice that the verb میآید stays exactly the same!