Breakdown of یادم رفت که امروز باید قرصم را بخورم.
امروزemruz
today
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
رفتنraftan
to go
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about یادم رفت که امروز باید قرصم را بخورم.
How does yâd-am raft translate to 'I forgot' if raft means 'it went'?
This is an impersonal verb construction. Literally, yâd-am raft means 'my memory went.' yâd means memory or mind, -am is 'my,' and raft is the 3rd-person singular of 'to go.' In Farsi, the verb stays as 'it went,' and you change the person by changing the pronoun ending (for example, yâd-et raft means 'you forgot').
Why do we use the verb boxoram (to eat) for taking a pill?
In Farsi, you don't 'take' medicine or pills, you 'eat' them! The verb xordan (to eat or drink) is used for consuming pills (qors), medicine, and water.
Why is the verb boxoram instead of mixoram?
Because of the word bâyad (must). In Farsi, verbs following words like 'must,' 'can,' or 'want to' have to be in the subjunctive mood. To form the subjunctive here, we swap the continuous prefix mi- for the subjunctive prefix bo-, turning mixoram (I am eating) into boxoram (that I eat).
What is the -am on the end of qors-am, and why does râ come after it?
The -am is the possessive enclitic meaning 'my,' making qors-am mean 'my pill.' Notice it is the exact same ending used in yâd-am! The word râ marks the specific direct object of the sentence. In Farsi, must follow the entire noun phrase, so it is placed after the noun and its possessive ending.