Breakdown of ما پسفردا به خرید میرویم.
ما
we
بهbe
to
رفتنraftan
to go
پسفرداpas-fardâ
the day after tomorrow
خریدkharid
shopping
Questions & Answers about ما پسفردا به خرید میرویم.
Why does this sentence use the present tense میرویم instead of the formal future خواهیم رفت?
This reflects the core of how Farsi handles the future tense in everyday communication. Adding a future time word like پسفردا to the present indicative (میرویم) is the standard, natural way to talk about future plans. The formal future (خواهیم رفت) sounds very stiff and is mostly kept for news broadcasts, literature, or formal speeches.
Could we just use the compound verb خرید کردن instead of به خرید میرویم?
Yes, you could say ما پسفردا خرید میکنیم (we will do the shopping). Using به خرید میرویم (literally 'we go to shopping') specifically highlights the physical action of going out to shop, much like 'we are going shopping' does in English.
How would a native speaker naturally say this in casual, spoken Farsi?
In informal spoken Farsi, میرویم shrinks down to میریم. Also, native speakers frequently drop the preposition به (to) before the destination or activity. A very natural spoken version would be ما پسفردا میریم خرید, where the verb often shifts before the object.
The word پسفردا uses the prefix پس- meaning 'after'. Does Farsi do something similar for 'the day before yesterday'?
Yes, but it uses a different prefix. 'The day before yesterday' is پریروز. It builds on دیروز (yesterday), but replaces the first part with پری- instead of using a 'before' prefix.
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