Word
دوربین عالی بود؛ خریدمش.
Meaning
The camera was excellent; I bought it.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of دوربین عالی بود؛ خریدمش.
عالی
excellent
بودنbudan
to be
خریدنkharidan
to buy
دوربینdurbin
camera
Questions & Answers about دوربین عالی بود؛ خریدمش.
How exactly does kharidamesh translate to 'I bought it'?
It is made of two parts: the verb kharidam (I bought) and the attached pronoun -esh (him/her/it). Attaching this ending directly to the verb is a very common and natural way to say 'I bought it' instead of using separate words like ân râ kharidam.
I learned the attached pronoun for him/her/it is -ash. Why is it pronounced -esh here?
In formal written Farsi, the suffix is indeed -ash, making the word kharidamash. However, in everyday spoken Farsi, this vowel shifts to -esh. You will almost always hear kharidamesh in daily conversation.
Do I need to use the object marker râ or ro when I attach -esh to the verb?
No, you don't! The attached pronoun -esh already acts as the definite direct object of the verb. Because the attached ending does the job of pointing out the specific object, adding râ or ro is completely unnecessary.
Does the word durbin (camera) relate to the word dur (far)?
Yes! It is a combination of dur (far) and bin (the root of the verb 'to see'). Originally meaning something that sees far away like a telescope, it is now the standard everyday word for a camera.