Breakdown of من هم سوییچو برمیدارم هم کیف پولو.
من
I
راrâ
definite direct object marker
همham
also, too / both ... and / together / each other
سوییچsuyich
car keys
Questions & Answers about من هم سوییچو برمیدارم هم کیف پولو.
Why do سوییچ and کیف پول end with an "و" in this sentence?
This is the colloquial object marker taught in this lesson. In spoken Tehrani Farsi, the written object marker را changes to ـو (-o) when attached to a word ending in a consonant. So, سوییچ را becomes سوییچو (the car keys) and کیف پول را becomes کیف پولو (the wallet).
Why is کیف پولو placed after the verb برمیدارم? Isn't the verb supposed to be at the very end of the sentence?
In formal written Farsi, the verb belongs at the very end. However, in casual spoken Farsi, it is extremely common to add trailing phrases or the second half of a list after the verb. Putting the second item after the verb here makes the sentence flow very naturally in everyday speech.
How does the هم ... هم structure work here?
The phrase هم X هم Y is used to say "both X and Y". Here, هم سوییچو ... هم کیف پولو means "both the keys ... and the wallet". Notice that the object marker ـو must be attached to both nouns because they are both direct objects being picked up.
Does سوییچ literally mean a light switch here?
No, in Farsi, the loanword سوییچ (from English "switch") specifically refers to car keys or an ignition key. If you were picking up regular house keys, you would use the word کلید instead.