Breakdown of من یک تصمیم میگیرم.
من
I
یکyek
one / a, an
تصمیم گرفتنtasmim-e gereftan
to decide
تصمیمtasmim
decision
Questions & Answers about من یک تصمیم میگیرم.
In English we say "I make a decision." Why does this sentence use میگیرم?
The verb میگیرم comes from the infinitive گرفتن (to take). In Farsi, you don't "make" a decision; you "take" a decision! The full compound verb is تصمیم گرفتن.
This lesson is about the subjunctive form. Why isn't the verb here بگیرم?
This sentence states a simple fact happening right now ("I make a decision"), so it uses the present indicative with the می prefix. You only use the subjunctive if there is a trigger verb expressing doubt, necessity, or desire, like "I want to...".
How would I change this exact sentence to use the subjunctive, for example "I want to make a decision"?
To make it subjunctive, replace the می prefix on the main verb with ب, making it بگیرم. Then, add your trigger verb. The sentence would be: من میخواهم یک تصمیم بگیرم.
Because تصمیم گرفتن is a compound verb, does the word تصمیم change when we use the subjunctive?
No, only the action part of a compound verb gets conjugated. The noun part (تصمیم) always stays exactly the same, whether you use the indicative (تصمیم میگیرم) or the subjunctive (تصمیم بگیرم).
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