Breakdown of من خودم موادو سه برابر میکنم.
من
I
سهse
three
کردنkardan
to do / to make
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خودkhod
self
موادmavâd
ingredients / materials
برابرbarâbar
times / -fold
Questions & Answers about من خودم موادو سه برابر میکنم.
How do we use se barâbar to mean "triple" in this sentence?
barâbar means "times" or "-fold". When you combine a number like se (three) with barâbar and the verb kardan (to do/make), it literally means "to make three times as much". Therefore, the compound verb se barâbar kardan means "to triple".
Why are both man and khodam used at the beginning of the sentence?
Using both adds strong emphasis, translating to "I myself". khodam (myself) emphasizes that you are the one doing it, not someone else. In spoken Farsi, you will often hear both the subject pronoun and the reflexive pronoun used together to make a point, though just saying khodam or man alone is also grammatically correct.
Why does mavâd (ingredients) have an -o attached to the end?
The -o in mavâdo is the conversational Farsi pronunciation of râ, the specific direct object marker. Because the ingredients are specific and are the direct receiver of the action (being tripled), they need this marker. In formal written Farsi, this would appear as two separate words: mavâd râ.
Does mavâd need a regular Farsi plural ending like -hâ here?
No, because mavâd is already an Arabic broken plural (the singular is mâdde, meaning substance or material). Farsi uses many of these imported Arabic plurals as-is, so mavâd inherently means "ingredients" or "materials" without needing an extra -hâ tacked onto the end.
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