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===Possessive Pronouns===
 
===Possessive Pronouns===
 
In Farsi, the possessive pronoun is a suffix attached to the noun, unlike English, which has the possessive pronoun precede the noun. This is the most common way to demonstrate ownership of a noun.
 
In Farsi, the possessive pronoun is a suffix attached to the noun, unlike English, which has the possessive pronoun precede the noun. This is the most common way to demonstrate ownership of a noun.
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* {{test|fa|.مریم را گلم دوست|Maryam likes my flower.}}
* {{test|fa|
 
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* {{test|fa|.مریم را گلت دوست|Maryam likes your (singular) flower.}}
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* {{test|fa|.مریم را گلش دوست|Maryam likes his/her/its flower.}}
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* {{test|fa|.مریم را گلمان دوست|Maryam likes our flower.}}
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* {{test|fa|.مریم را گلتان دوست|Maryam likes your (plural) flower.}}
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* {{test|fa|.مریم را گلشان دوست|Maryam likes their flower.}}
   
 
Possessive pronouns also use personal pronouns to show possession of a noun. The character, " ِ ", is the equivalent to an apostrophe in English. However, this form is used only for nouns that act as subjects or indirect objects.<ref name="Possessive Pronouns">[http://dupd.wikia.com/wiki/Possessive_Pronouns</ref>
 
Possessive pronouns also use personal pronouns to show possession of a noun. The character, " ِ ", is the equivalent to an apostrophe in English. However, this form is used only for nouns that act as subjects or indirect objects.<ref name="Possessive Pronouns">[http://dupd.wikia.com/wiki/Possessive_Pronouns</ref>
* {{test|fa|.جا یزدِ من قشنگ آست.|My award is beautiful.}}
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* {{test|fa|.جا یزدِ من قشنگ آست|My award is beautiful.}}
* {{test|fa|.جا یزدِ تو قشنگ آست.|Your award is beautiful.}}
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* {{test|fa|.جا یزدِ تو قشنگ آست|Your award is beautiful.}}
* {{test|fa|.جا یزدِ وا قشنگ آست.|His/Her/Its award is beautiful.}}
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* {{test|fa|.جا یزدِ وا قشنگ آست|His/Her/Its award is beautiful.}}
* {{test|fa|.جا یزدِ ما قشنگ آست.|Our award is beautiful.}}
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* {{test|fa|.جا یزدِ ما قشنگ آست|Our award is beautiful.}}
* {{test|fa|.جا یزدِ شما قشنگ آست.|Your (plural) award is beautiful.}}
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* {{test|fa|.جا یزدِ شما قشنگ آست|Your (plural) award is beautiful.}}
 
* {{test|fa|.جا یزدِ آنها قشنگ آستا|Their award is beautiful.}}
 
* {{test|fa|.جا یزدِ آنها قشنگ آستا|Their award is beautiful.}}

Revision as of 19:55, 29 December 2012

Nouns

General

  • (fa) بازو → arm
  • (fa) پشت → back
  • (fa) گونه → cheek
  • (fa) قفسه سینه → chest
  • (fa) چانه → chin
  • (fa) گوش → ear
  • (fa) آرنج → elbow
  • (fa) چشم → eye
  • (fa) صورت / چهره → face
  • (fa) انگشت → finger

Indefinite and Definite

In Farsi, there is no usage of articles. For instance, translating a noun with a preceding article in English to Farsi will render this result:

  • (en) a/the table → ميز
  • (en) a/the son → پسر
  • (en) a/the cat → گربه
  • (en) a/the father → پاپا
  • (en) a/the door → در

However, in Farsi, there is also a word, "را", to reference a particular noun in a conversation. It is somewhat similar to "the" in English, however, it is not an equivalent substitute, and is only used to mark definite nouns that are direct objects.

  • (fa) من را در دیدم → I saw (the particular) door.
  • (fa) من را ذان دادم → I gave (the particular) bread.
  • (fa) من را سگ برداشم → I took (the particular) dog.
  • (fa) من را کتاب نوشتماشم → I wrote (the particular) book.
  • (fa) من را کیف دوست داشتم → I loved (the particular) bag.

Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

  • (fa) .من فوتبال بازی کردم → I play soccer.
  • (fa) .تو فوتبال بازی کردی → You (singular) play soccer.
  • (fa) .وا فوتبال بازی کرد → He/she/it play soccer.

(In Farsi, there are no distinctions between he, she, or it.)

  • (fa) .ما فوتبال باری کردیم → We play soccer
  • (fa) .شُما فوتبال بازی کردید → You all (plural) play soccer.
  • (fa) .آنها فوتبال بازی کردند → They play soccer.

However, in Farsi, there is no need to directly state a pronoun in a sentence. The pronoun is understood depending on the ending of the verb (similar to other Romance languages).

  • (fa) .فوتبال بازی کردم → I play soccer.
  • (fa) .فوتبال بازی کردی → You (singular) play soccer.
  • (fa) .فوتبال بازی کرد → He/She/It play soccer.
  • (fa) .فوتبال باری کردیم → We play soccer.
  • (fa) .فوتبال بازی کردید → You all (plural) play soccer.
  • (fa) .فوتبال بازی کردند → They play soccer.

Possessive Pronouns

In Farsi, the possessive pronoun is a suffix attached to the noun, unlike English, which has the possessive pronoun precede the noun. This is the most common way to demonstrate ownership of a noun.

  • (fa) .مریم را گلم دوست → Maryam likes my flower.
  • (fa) .مریم را گلت دوست → Maryam likes your (singular) flower.
  • (fa) .مریم را گلش دوست → Maryam likes his/her/its flower.
  • (fa) .مریم را گلمان دوست → Maryam likes our flower.
  • (fa) .مریم را گلتان دوست → Maryam likes your (plural) flower.
  • (fa) .مریم را گلشان دوست → Maryam likes their flower.

Possessive pronouns also use personal pronouns to show possession of a noun. The character, " ِ ", is the equivalent to an apostrophe in English. However, this form is used only for nouns that act as subjects or indirect objects.[1]

  • (fa) .جا یزدِ من قشنگ آست → My award is beautiful.
  • (fa) .جا یزدِ تو قشنگ آست → Your award is beautiful.
  • (fa) .جا یزدِ وا قشنگ آست → His/Her/Its award is beautiful.
  • (fa) .جا یزدِ ما قشنگ آست → Our award is beautiful.
  • (fa) .جا یزدِ شما قشنگ آست → Your (plural) award is beautiful.
  • (fa) .جا یزدِ آنها قشنگ آستا → Their award is beautiful.
  • [http://dupd.wikia.com/wiki/Possessive_Pronouns