Breakdown of من میخوام که هر روز این ویتامینو بخوری.
من
I
این
this
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
هرhar
every
روزruz
day
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
کهke
that (conjunction)
ویتامینvitâmin
vitamin
Questions & Answers about من میخوام که هر روز این ویتامینو بخوری.
English uses the infinitive "to take" here ("I want you to take"). Why does Farsi use بخوری (you take) instead?
In Farsi, you can't literally say "I want you to do something." Instead, you use a structure closer to "I want that you do something." Verbs of wanting or commanding like میخوام (I want) trigger the present subjunctive for the action that follows. That's why the second verb takes the subjunctive form بخوری (that you take/eat).
Do I always have to include که (that) after میخوام?
No, you don't. In everyday spoken Farsi, که is very often dropped. You will frequently hear sentences like من میخوام هر روز این ویتامینو بخوری. The second verb must still be in the subjunctive (بخوری) whether you use که or leave it out.
Why does the sentence use a form of خوردن (to eat/drink) for taking a vitamin?
In English, you "take" a pill, but Farsi does not use verbs like گرفتن (to take/grab) for this. Whenever you consume medicine, pills, or vitamins, you must use the verb خوردن (to eat/drink). You are literally saying "eat this vitamin."
What is the ـو (-o) attached to the end of ویتامینو (vitâmin-o)?
That is the conversational form of the specific direct object marker, را (râ). In spoken Farsi, when را follows a word ending in a consonant, it typically shrinks to just an ـو (-o) sound attached to the word. Because "this vitamin" is a specific thing receiving the action of the verb, it requires this marker.
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