Breakdown of متخصص از ما خواست که تغذیهی خود را بهتر کنیم.
ما
we
ازaz
from
کردنkardan
to do / to make
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about متخصص از ما خواست که تغذیهی خود را بهتر کنیم.
Why does the sentence use از ما (from us) when the English translation says 'asked us'?
In Farsi, when you ask someone to do something using the verb خواستن (to want/ask), you use the preposition از (from) to indicate the person being asked. Literally, the specialist asked from us.
Why is the second verb بهتر کنیم in the present subjunctive?
This sentence uses a reported command. When expressing what someone asked or told someone else to do, Farsi uses a main verb of requesting like خواستن followed by که (that) and the present subjunctive for the action being requested. They asked that we improve (که بهتر کنیم).
Why use خود instead of ما or the suffix مان for 'our'?
خود acts as a reflexive pronoun here. In the subordinate clause, 'we' are the subject doing the improving (کنیم). When the possessor matches the subject of that specific clause, it is very common and natural in Farsi to use خود to mean 'our own'.
Why does تغذیه end with ی before خود?
The base word is تغذیه (taghziyeh), which ends in a silent 'eh' vowel sound. To link it to خود using the Ezāfe particle (nutrition of our own), a 'y' sound bridge must be added between the vowels. In writing, this is shown by adding the letter ی.