Breakdown of یادم رفت قرص را بخورم.
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
راrâ
definite direct object marker
قرصghors
pill
یاد رفتنyâd raftan
to forget (impersonal)
Questions & Answers about یادم رفت قرص را بخورم.
How does yâdam raft translate to "I forgot"?
This is an impersonal structure. yâd means memory, -am is the attached pronoun for my, and raft is the past tense verb went. Literally, it means "my memory went". This is the standard Farsi way to say "I forgot".
Why is the verb raft (it went) used instead of raftam (I went)?
In impersonal structures like this, you are not the subject doing the action. The subject is your memory (yâd). Since memory is a third-person "it", the verb must be the third-person singular raft. To say "you forgot", you just change the attached pronoun: yâdat raft.
Why is bokhoram used for taking a pill when it usually means eating?
In Farsi, you do not use the literal verb for "to take" with medicine. Pills and liquid medicines are always used with the verb khordan, which means to eat or drink. So you literally "eat" a pill in Farsi.
Why does the second verb use the bo- prefix in bokhoram?
When linking two verbs like forgetting and taking, the second verb takes the subjunctive form. This means adding the bo- prefix and matching the personal ending to the person doing the action (in this case, -am for I). Farsi uses this "that I take" structure instead of infinitives like "to take".
What is the purpose of râ after qors?
râ is the specific direct object marker. Because the sentence is about a specific pill ("the pill") rather than pills in general, râ is placed right after qors to show it receives the action of being taken.
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