Breakdown of من منتظرم، ولی کیف پولو نمیبینم.
من
I
بودنbudan
to be
دیدنdidan
to see / to watch
راrâ
definite direct object marker
ولیvali
but
منتظرmontazer
waiting
کیف پولkif-e pul
wallet
Questions & Answers about من منتظرم، ولی کیف پولو نمیبینم.
Why does the word for wallet end with a ـو (-o) in پولو?
This is the colloquial object marker you are learning in this lesson! The word for wallet is کیف پول. Because it is the specific direct object of the verb 'see', it needs the object marker را. In spoken Tehrani Farsi, را shrinks to an attached ـو (-o) when following a consonant. So, پول را becomes پولو.
I learned that present continuous usually uses دارم (like دارم میروم). Why does 'I am waiting' just say منتظرم?
That is a great catch. The word منتظر is actually an adjective meaning 'waiting' or 'expectant'. Instead of using a continuous verb tense, Farsi simply treats it like any other adjective combined with a 'to be' ending. منتظر + ـَم (am) = منتظرم (I am waiting).
Is there an ezafe in کیف پولو?
Yes, there is! کیف means bag and پول means money. They are linked by the invisible ezafe vowel 'e' to make کیفِ پول, literally 'bag of money' or wallet. The colloquial object marker ـو is added right at the very end of the whole phrase.
What is the root of the verb نمیبینم (I do not see)?
The infinitive is دیدن (to see), and its present stem is بین (bin). To make it negative and present, you add the negative prefix نمیـ (nemi-) and the 'I' ending ـَم (-am) to get نمیبینم.
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