Nemidunam Meaning in English: Persian (Farsi) Word

Nemidunam in a sentence

Real lines from the course, said by the people you meet in it.

1. You say

   Nemidunam! Inja nist.

   I don't know! He's not here.

   Module 7, lesson 1

2. Armeen, your friend

   Na! Nemidunam!

   No! I don't know!

   Module 7, lesson 2

3. Bebakhshid nemidunam

   Sorry, I don't know.

   Module 7, lesson 2

4. Nemidunam. Yani chi?

   I don't know it. What does it mean?

   Module 7, lesson 5

5. Man nemidunam. Yani chi?

   I don't know. What does it mean?

   Module 13, lesson 8

What Nemidunam is made of

• ne-not
• +mi-does
• +dunknow
• +-amI

Nemidunam is four pieces: ne- (not), mi- (does), dun (know) and -am (I).

ne- stands before mi- (nemikham); na- everywhere else (nadaram, naraftam). Nist is a word, not this prefix.

The ending ne- / na- is taught in Module 7, lesson 1: I don't know

The ending mi- is taught in Module 2, lesson 5: Where do you live?

When to say Nemidunam

Say it when you have no idea. Missed what they said? That is nafahmidam.

The usual mix-up with Nemidunam

Right word, wrong person ending

"You don't know" is Nemiduni. "I don't know" is Nemidunam. Only the ending differs: -i (you) against -am (I).

More about Nemidunam

Nemidunam means I don't know. It is ne- (not), mi- (does it), dun (know) and -am (I), so ne- sits right before mi-, as the course notes. Say it when you have no idea. If you missed what someone said, use Nafahmidam instead, which is a different problem. It is taught in Module 7, lesson 1, in the lesson called I don't know, together with Midunam. In the course you hear it as Na! Nemidunam! and as Bebakhshid nemidunam (sorry, I don't know), which shows it works politely with an apology in front.

Questions people ask about Nemidunam