Q: Why use the verb انجام میدهد for "does" instead of just using میکند?

انجام میدهد comes from the compound verb انجام دادن, which literally means "to give completion" but is naturally used to mean "to perform" or "to carry out" a task. While saying او کار میکند simply means "he works," saying او کارش را انجام میدهد means "he performs his work," highlighting that a specific task is being executed.

Question 1

How do we know او means "he" here? Doesn't it also mean "she"?

Accepted Answer

You are right! In Farsi, the pronoun او is gender-neutral and can mean either "he" or "she". The English translation says "He" here just as one possible option. Without extra context, this sentence could just as easily mean "She does her work."

Question 2

Where is the word for "his" in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

In Farsi, possession is often shown by adding a short ending (a suffix) to the noun, rather than using a separate word. Here, the noun is کار (work) and the suffix is ـَش (-ash), which means "his" or "her". Together they form کارش (his work).

Question 3

Why do we need the word را after کارش?

Accepted Answer

را is a special marker in Farsi used to point out a specific direct object—the exact thing the action is happening to. Because the sentence is about his specific work (کارش) and not just work in general, we have to put را directly after it.

Question 4

Why use the verb انجام می‌دهد for "does" instead of just using می‌کند?

Accepted Answer

انجام می‌دهد comes from the compound verb انجام دادن, which literally means "to give completion" but is naturally used to mean "to perform" or "to carry out" a task. While saying او کار می‌کند simply means "he works," saying او کارش را انجام می‌دهد means "he performs his work," highlighting that a specific task is being executed.

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