Breakdown of تو داشتی در راهرو قدم میزدی.
تو
you (singular)
درdar
in
داشتنdâshtan
to have
قدم زدنqadam zadan
to stroll / to walk
راهروrâhrow
corridor
Questions & Answers about تو داشتی در راهرو قدم میزدی.
Why do both dâshti and mi-zadi have the -i ending for "you"?
In the Farsi past progressive structure, both the auxiliary verb (dâshtan) and the main verb must match the subject. Since the subject is to (you, informal), both verbs take the second-person singular ending -i. That gives us dâshti and the past continuous mi-zadi.
Can I put the auxiliary verb dâshti right next to the main verb?
Yes, you can! The auxiliary dâshtan can either go right after the subject (as it does here) or right before the main verb. Both to dâshti dar râhro qadam mi-zadi and to dar râhro dâshti qadam mi-zadi are perfectly natural and mean the same thing.
Why does the mi- prefix go in the middle of qadam mi-zadi?
qadam zadan (to walk or stroll) is a compound verb made of the noun qadam (step) and the verb zadan (to hit or strike). In Farsi compound verbs, prefixes like mi- always attach directly to the verbal part (zadan), so the prefix goes between the noun and the verb.
What is the literal translation of qadam zadan?
Literally, it means "to hit a step" or "to strike a step". While Farsi has other verbs for walking like râh raftan, qadam zadan specifically implies taking a walk, strolling, or pacing. In this context, pacing in the corridor fits perfectly.
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