Questions & Answers about امسال به مدرسه میروم.
Why is the word for "this year" a single word instead of two words like "in sāl"?
emsāl is actually a contraction of in (this) and sāl (year). This merging happens with a few common time expressions in Farsi, such as emruz (today, from in ruz) and emshab (tonight, from in shab).
Do I always need to use the preposition be when talking about going somewhere?
Usually, yes. When you are naming a specific destination you are traveling to, you use be (to) right before the noun. Just like in English, you say "I go to school," not "I go school."
The sentence translates to "I go," but there is no word for "I" (man). How does that work?
In Farsi, the verb ending tells you who is doing the action. The -am suffix at the end of میروم clearly means "I". Because the verb already gives this information, dropping the subject pronoun man is very common and sounds more natural.
Does میروم mean "I go" or "I am going"?
It can mean both! Farsi uses the present indicative tense (with the mi- prefix) for general facts or habits ("I go") as well as ongoing actions right now ("I am going"). The context, like the word emsāl, helps you understand which makes the most sense.
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