Breakdown of میخوام شمعا رو نگه دارم، اما هیچوقت از گردنبندا استفاده نمیکنم.
اماammâ
but
ازaz
from
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
استفاده کردنestefâde kardan
to use
هیچوقتhich-vaght
never
نگه داشتنnegah dâshtan
to keep, to hold
شمعsham'
candle
گردنبندgardanband
necklace
Questions & Answers about میخوام شمعا رو نگه دارم، اما هیچوقت از گردنبندا استفاده نمیکنم.
Why are the words for candles and necklaces written as شمعا and گردنبندا?
In written Farsi, these are شمعها (candles) and گردنبندها (necklaces). Since the base words شمع and گردنبند both end in a consonant, colloquial Tehrani changes the plural suffix ها to just ـا (pronounced as a short 'a').
Why does the verb نگه دارم not have a می prefix?
The sentence starts with میخوام (I want), which requires the following verb to be in the subjunctive mood. The subjunctive form of the compound verb نگه داشتن (to keep) is نگه دارم instead of the indicative نگه میدارم.
Why do we use رو after شمعا?
رو is the spoken form of the specific direct object marker را. Since you want to keep specific objects (the candles), you need this marker. In colloquial Farsi, را turns into رو after a word ending in a vowel, like the 'a' sound at the end of شمعا.
Why is there an از before گردنبندا?
The compound verb استفاده کردن (to use) always pairs with the preposition از (from) to indicate what is being used. Literally, the Farsi structure translates to 'making use from' the object.
Why is the last verb negative (نمیکنم) when the English translation says 'never use'?
Farsi uses double negatives. When you use a negative word like هیچوقت (never), the main verb in the sentence must also be made negative.
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