Attached Object Pronouns
In conversational Farsi, you can replace a direct object and its object marker را with a pronoun attached directly to the end of the verb. This streamlines your sentences and sounds very natural.
Here are the attached object pronouns:
| Pronoun | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ـَم | me |
| ـَت | you |
| ـَش | him / her / it |
| ـِمان | us |
| ـِتان | you (plural) |
| ـِشان | them |
Using Attached Pronouns
To use these pronouns, attach them to the very end of a fully conjugated verb.
The most common attached pronoun is ـَش (him/her/it). Notice how it attaches to the past tense verb پذیرفتم (I accepted) in this example:
| They made a good offer, and I accepted it. | آنها یک پیشنهاد خوب دادند و من پذیرفتمش.ânhâ yek pishnahâd khub dâdand va man pazireftamesh. |
It works exactly the same way when referring to people:
| The thief stole my ball, but I saw him. | دزد توپ من را دزدید، اما من دیدمش.dozd tup-e man râ dozdid, ammâ man didamesh. |
Present Tense and Negatives
These pronouns attach to the end of the verb regardless of the tense:
| The book is on the table; I am reading it. | کتاب روی میز است، من میخوانمش.ketâb ruye miz ast, man mikhânamash. |
| I have a ball and I am throwing it. | من یک توپ دارم و میاندازمش.man yek tup dâram va mi-andâzamash. |
When the verb is negative, the negative prefix نـ stays at the front, and the pronoun still attaches to the very end:
| He made an offer, but we did not accept it. | او یک پیشنهاد داد، اما ما نپذیرفتیمش.u yek pishnahâd dâd, ammâ mâ napaziroftimash. |
| I have a big secret, but I am not telling it. | من یک راز بزرگ دارم، اما نمیگویمش.man yek râz-e bozorg dâram, ammâ nemiguyamash. |
Imperatives (Commands)
You will frequently see attached pronouns used with imperative verbs to give direct commands:
| This message is a secret, read it! | این پیام یک راز است، بخوانش!in payâm yek râz ast, bekhânash! |