Breakdown of دکتر به من گفت که دارویی را که تجویز کرد بخورم.
من
I
دکتر
doctor
بهbe
to
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
گفتنgoftan
to say / to tell
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
داروdâru
medicine
تجویز کردنtajviz kardan
to prescribe
Questions & Answers about دکتر به من گفت که دارویی را که تجویز کرد بخورم.
Why is the verb for taking the medicine 'bokhoram' (I take) instead of an infinitive?
English uses infinitives for reported commands ('told me to take'), but Farsi uses a 'that' clause with the present subjunctive. Because the command was given to you, the verb matches the first person: bokhoram (that I take). The literal structure is 'The doctor told me that I should take...'.
Why does the word 'ke' appear twice in this sentence?
They do two different jobs. The first ke introduces the reported command ('The doctor told me that...'). The second ke is a relative pronoun that introduces the description of the medicine ('the medicine that he prescribed').
The English translation says 'the medicine', so why does 'dâru' have the '-i' suffix (dâru-yi)?
This is a special rule for relative clauses. When a specific noun is followed by a ke clause describing it, Farsi attaches a 'relative -i' to the noun. It does not mean 'a medicine' here. The combination dâru-yi râ ke translates to 'the specific medicine that'.
Why does the sentence use a form of 'khordan' (to eat) for taking medicine?
In Farsi, the verb khordan is used for consuming anything by mouth, including eating food, drinking liquids, and swallowing pills or medicine. You cannot use the direct translation of 'to take' (gereftan) for medicine.
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