Questions & Answers about من هنوز بیدار هستم.
How do we know hanuz means 'still' here and not 'not yet'?
The meaning of hanuz depends on the verb. Because the verb hastam (am) is affirmative, hanuz means 'still' (I am still awake). If the verb were negative, like nistam (am not), then hanuz would mean 'not yet' (I am not awake yet).
Is bidār hastam what people actually say in everyday conversations?
In casual spoken Farsi, Iranians usually drop the full verb hastam and just attach the personal ending -am directly to the adjective. You will almost always hear bidāram instead of bidār hastam, making the spoken sentence man hanuz bidāram.
Can I put hanuz at the end of the sentence, like we sometimes do in English?
No, Farsi word order is different. Adverbs of time like hanuz usually go right after the subject (man) or at the very beginning of the sentence. The verb (hastam) must always stay at the very end.
Do I have to include the word man (I) in this sentence?
No, you can simply say hanuz bidār hastam (or hanuz bidāram). Because the verb ending -am already clearly shows that the subject is 'I', the pronoun man is optional and often dropped in natural speech.