Word
دوست من هیچوقت الکل نمیخرد.
Meaning
My friend never buys alcohol.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of دوست من هیچوقت الکل نمیخرد.
من
I
دوستdust
friend
خریدنkharidan
to buy
هیچوقتhich-vaght
never
Questions & Answers about دوست من هیچوقت الکل نمیخرد.
Why is the verb nemikharad negative if the sentence already uses hich-vaght (never)?
In Farsi, when you use a negative time word like hich-vaght, the verb must also be negative. Unlike English where we say "never buys", Farsi requires a double negative, essentially saying "never doesn't buy". That is why the verb gets the negative prefix ne-, making it nemikharad.
What is the literal meaning of the word hich-vaght?
It literally translates to "no time". The word hich means "no" or "none", and vaght means "time". When combined, they form the most common everyday way to say "never".
The lesson also teaches hargez. Could I use that instead of hich-vaght here?
Yes, you could say doost-e man hargez alkol nemikharad and it would mean the exact same thing. The difference is mostly about tone: hich-vaght is very common in casual, everyday spoken Farsi, while hargez sounds a bit more formal or literary.
How is the verb nemikharad built?
It starts with the negative present prefix nemi-, followed by the present stem of the verb to buy, which is khar. Finally, it ends with -ad, which is the standard verb ending for third-person singular (he, she, or it).