Learn Farsi: خیاط هم پارچه هم نخ می‌خرد. - The tailor buys both fabric and thread.

خیاط هم پارچه هم نخ می‌خرد.khayyât ham pârche ham nakh mikharad.

The tailor buys both fabric and thread.

Breakdown of خیاط هم پارچه هم نخ می‌خرد.

Questions & Answers about خیاط هم پارچه هم نخ می‌خرد.

Why does the sentence use هم twice?

This is the Farsi equivalent of 'both... and...'. Instead of two different words like we use in English, Farsi repeats the word هم before each item being listed. So هم پارچه هم نخ literally means 'also fabric, also thread,' which translates smoothly to 'both fabric and thread.'

'Fabric' and 'thread' are the objects being bought. Why isn't the direct object marker را used here?

The word را is only used for specific direct objects, like 'the fabric' or 'that thread'. Here, the tailor is buying fabric and thread in a general sense, so they are non-specific and do not need را.

Can I use the word for 'and' (و) in the middle, like هم پارچه و هم نخ?

Yes, you can! Adding the conjunction و (usually pronounced as 'o' in everyday speech) between the two items is perfectly fine and very common. Both هم پارچه هم نخ and هم پارچه و هم نخ mean exactly the same thing in Farsi.

Why does the verb می‌خرد end with ـد (-ad)?

The verb must agree with the subject of the sentence, خیاط (the tailor). Since the tailor is a third-person singular subject (acting as a 'he' or 'she'), we add the matching ending ـد to the present tense stem خر (khar).