Word
او الکل مینوشد، اما هیچوقت آجیل نمیخورد.
Meaning
She drinks alcohol, but never eats nuts.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of او الکل مینوشد، اما هیچوقت آجیل نمیخورد.
او
he/she
اماammâ
but
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
نوشیدنnushidan
to drink
Questions & Answers about او الکل مینوشد، اما هیچوقت آجیل نمیخورد.
Why is the second verb negative (نمیخورد) if هیچوقت already means "never"?
In Farsi, when you use a negative word like هیچوقت (never), the verb must also be negative. We literally say "never doesn't eat". English uses a single negative ("never eats"), but Farsi always requires this double negative.
What is the literal translation of هیچوقت?
It is made of two words: هیچ (no/none) and وقت (time). So it literally means "no time" or "not at any time".
Why do both verbs use the می prefix here?
The prefix می (mi-) shows that an action is continuous or habitual. Because drinking alcohol and eating nuts are general habits in this sentence ("she drinks", "she eats"), both مینوشد and نمیخورد need the می prefix.
How does the negative prefix combine with the verb میخورد?
To make a present habitual verb negative, you add نـ (ne-) to the beginning. It attaches directly to the می prefix to form نمی (nemi-). So میخورد (she eats) becomes نمیخورد (she does not eat).
Is آجیل the general word for any kind of nut?