Breakdown of من خودم وقتی که احساس منفی دارم، انگیزهام را نابود میکنم.
من
I
داشتنdâshtan
to have
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خودkhod
self
نابود کردنnâbud kardan
to destroy
وقتی کهvaqti ke
when (conjunction)
احساسehsâs
feeling / emotion
منفیmanfi
negative
انگیزهangize
motivation
Questions & Answers about من خودم وقتی که احساس منفی دارم، انگیزهام را نابود میکنم.
Why do we say man khodam here instead of just man?
The word khodam literally means "myself". By saying man khodam (I myself), you are placing strong emphasis on the fact that you personally are the one doing this action. This is the emphatic use of the khod- pronoun.
Is khodam acting as a reflexive object in this sentence, like "I destroy myself"?
No, here it is strictly emphatic. The actual object being destroyed is "my motivation" (angize-am). If it were reflexive, khodam would be the direct object and take the object marker râ (for example: khodam râ nâbud mikonam - I destroy myself).
Why does angize (motivation) have an -am ending followed by râ?
The -am is a possessive ending meaning "my", making angize-am "my motivation". Because "my motivation" is a specific, known thing that is being destroyed, it acts as the direct object of the sentence and must be followed by the specific object marker râ.
Why is there a ke after vaghti? Can I leave it out?
The phrase vaghti ke literally means "the time that", which translates smoothly to "when" in English. In everyday conversational Farsi, people often drop the ke and just say vaghti, but keeping it is completely natural and grammatically complete.
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