Breakdown of با دوستم حرف میزنم.
دوستdust
friend
باbâ
with
حرف زدنharf zadan
to talk (with someone), to chat
Questions & Answers about با دوستم حرف میزنم.
The word for "my friend" is just one word, دوستم. Where is the "my"?
In Farsi, instead of using a separate word for "my", you usually add a possessive suffix to the end of the noun. Here, the noun دوست (friend) gets the suffix ـم (-am, meaning "my") to become دوستم (my friend).
Why does the verb for "I talk" use two words (حرف میزنم)?
This is what we call a compound verb. Farsi creates many verbs by pairing a noun with a simple basic verb. Here, حرف means "word" or "speech", and میزنم literally means "I hit". Put them together, and حرف میزنم means "I talk" or "I speak".
How do we know this means "I talk" when there is no word for "I" (من) in the sentence?
The ending of the verb tells you exactly who is doing the action! The ـم (-am) suffix at the very end of میزنم is the ending for "I". Because this ending makes the subject obvious, Farsi speakers often drop the word من (I) completely.
Does حرف میزنم mean "I talk" in general, or "I am talking" right now?
It can mean both! The می (mi-) prefix on the verb makes it present tense. In Farsi, this one form covers both routines ("I talk to my friend every Sunday") and actions happening right now ("I am talking to my friend right now"). You just use context to tell the difference.
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