Word
تو هر شب خروپف میکنی، اینطور نیست؟
Meaning
You snore every night, don't you?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of تو هر شب خروپف میکنی، اینطور نیست؟
تو
you (singular)
بودنbudan
to be
شبshab
night
هرhar
every
Questions & Answers about تو هر شب خروپف میکنی، اینطور نیست؟
English matches the tag question to the main verb ('do you', 'aren't they'). Why does Farsi use اینطور نیست؟ here?
Unlike English, Farsi tag questions do not change based on the main verb of the sentence. You can use a fixed phrase like اینطور نیست؟ (literally 'isn't it this way?') at the end of almost any statement. In everyday spoken Farsi, you will also frequently hear the shorter phrase مگه نه؟.
What kind of word is خروپف in the verb خروپف میکنی?
The word خروپف is onomatopoeic, meaning it mimics the actual sound of someone snoring! Like many Farsi verbs, 'to snore' is a compound verb created by pairing this sound/noun with a helper verb: خروپف کردن (literally 'to do a snore').
Is it necessary to include the pronoun تو at the beginning of this sentence?
No, it is completely optional. The personal ending on the verb میکنی already makes it perfectly clear that the subject is 'you'. Including تو here just adds a bit of emphasis, similar to pointing out 'It is YOU who snores every night.'
The current lesson covers بدون اینکه (without). How would I use that to say 'You sleep without snoring'?
You would use بدون اینکه followed by the present subjunctive form of the verb. 'Without snoring' becomes بدون اینکه خروپف کنی. Notice how the habitual indicative verb میکنی drops its می- prefix to become the subjunctive کنی for this compound verb!