Breakdown of سوارِ اتوبوس میشوم.
شدنshodan
to become
اتوبوسotobus
bus
سوارsavâr
aboard, riding (savâr shodan = to get on)
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Questions & Answers about سوارِ اتوبوس میشوم.
Why is there an ezafe connecting سوار and اتوبوس?
In Farsi, سوار acts as a noun meaning rider or passenger. The ezafe connects it to the vehicle you are riding. So سوارِ اتوبوس literally translates to rider of the bus.
Why does the sentence use میشوم (I become) to mean getting on?
Getting on a vehicle is expressed as a change of state in Farsi. You use the compound verb سوار شدن (to become a rider) for boarding a bus, train, or car.
Why isn't there a Farsi preposition for on in this sentence?
Because the ezafe already links the two nouns directly (rider of the bus), no extra preposition is needed. This structure replaces the English concept of getting on or in a vehicle.
Could I use میکنم instead of میشوم here?
No, because سوار کردن is transitive and means to pick someone up or give them a ride (literally, to make someone a rider). Since you are boarding the bus yourself, you must use the intransitive سوار شدن.