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To express "such a" or "this/that kind of", use the demonstratives **چنین** (this kind of) and **چنان** (that kind of).

Like basic demonstratives, they are placed directly *before* the noun and **never** take an Ezafe. Since you are typically describing "such *a* [noun]", the noun takes the indefinite suffix **ی**.

**Pattern:** **چنین** / **چنان** + [Noun] + **ی**

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### With Adjectives

When adding an adjective (e.g., "such a ridiculous story"), the adjective follows the noun with an Ezafe. The indefinite suffix **ی** moves to the end of the phrase, attaching directly to the adjective.

**Pattern:** **چنین** / **چنان** + [Noun] + Ezafe + [Adjective] + **ی**

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### Words Ending in Vowels

If the word taking the suffix ends in a vowel—like **باورنکردنی** (unbelievable) or **ساختگی** (fabricated)—the indefinite suffix is written as **ای**.

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Demonstrative adjectives of kind (chenin, chenân)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

suffix

verb

Singular pronouns and copula (man, -am)

Plural pronouns and copula (mâ, -im)

Subject pronoun omission

Singular demonstratives (in, ân)

Plural demonstratives (inhâ, ânhâ)

Independent copula (hastam, hast)

Negative present copula (nistam, nist)

Yes/No questions (âyâ)

Regular plurals (-hâ)

Animate plurals (-ân)

Indefiniteness (yek)

Indefinite marker (-i)

Describing nouns (-e / -ye)

Possession (-e / -ye)

Singular possessives (-am, -at, -ash)

Plural possessives (-emân, -etân, -eshân)

Basic prepositions (dar, be, az, bâ)

Spatial prepositions (ru-ye, zir-e...)

Numbers 1 to 10 (yek, do, se...)

Numbers and singular nouns

Numbers 11 to 20 (yâzdah, davâzdah...)

Counting by tens to 100

Telling time (sâ'at)

The verb to have (dâram)

Negative to have (nadâram)

Basic word order (SOV)

Infinitives and present stems (-an)

Present indicative (mi-)

Negative present indicative (nemi-)

Compound verbs

Question words (che, kojâ)

How many (chand)

The definite object marker (râ)

Object pronouns (man râ, to râ)

Singular commands (be-)

Formal and plural commands (be- ... -id)

Negative commands (na-)

The present subjunctive (be-)

The negative present subjunctive (na-)

Must (bâyad)

Might (shâyad)

Wanting to do something (khâstan)

Being able to do something (tavânestan)

Forming the past stem

The simple past of to be (budan)

The simple past tense

Negative simple past (na-)

Attached object pronouns on verbs (-am, -at, -ash)

Comparative adjectives (-tar)

Basic conjunctions (va, ammâ, yâ)

Giving reasons (chon)

Adverbs of frequency and degree (hamishe, hargez, kheyli, kam)

Everyday actions (kâr kardan, bâz kardan)

Non-human plural subjects

Indefinite pronouns (kasi, chizi, jâyi)

Negative indefinite pronouns (hich-kas, hich-chiz, hich-jâ)

Reciprocal pronouns (hamdigar, yekdigar)

Reflexive pronouns (khod-)

Reflexive direct objects (khod râ)

Emphatic pronouns (khod)

The quantifier every (har)

The quantifier all (hame)

The quantifier some (ba'zi)

Another and other (-i digar)

Which (kodâm)

How much (cheghadr)

Comparisons of equality (mesl-e)

Superlative adjectives (-tarin)

Irregular comparatives and superlatives

Ordinal numbers (-om)

Pre-nominal ordinal numbers (-omin)

Fractions and percentages

Prepositions of theme (dar mored-e)

Prepositions of time (ghabl az, ba'd az)

Preposition of exclusion (bedun-e)

Resultative conjunctions (banâbarin, pas)

Hortative construction (biyâ, biyâyid)

The present progressive tense (dâram mi-)

The past continuous tense (mi-)

Negative past continuous (ne-mi-)

Past continuous of to have (dâshtam)

The past progressive tense (dâshtam mi-)

The past participle (-e)

Present perfect tense (-e-am, -e-ast)

Negative present perfect (na-)

Question	Answer
such / this kind of	چنینchonin
unbelievable	باورنکردنیbâvarnakardani
I have never seen such an unbelievable creature.	من هرگز چنین موجود باورنکردنی‌ای ندیده‌ام.man hargez chonin mowjude bâvarnakardani-yi nadide-am.
such / that kind of (distal, referring to that)	چنانchonân
absurd / ridiculous (laughable, ludicrous)	مضحکmozhek
He told such a ridiculous story that I laughed.	او چنان داستان مضحکی گفت که من خندیدم.u chenân dâstâne mozheki goft ke man khandidam
nonsense / ridiculous (rubbish, crap)	مزخرفmozakhraf
Nobody believes such nonsense.	هیچ‌کس چنین حرف مزخرفی را باور نمی‌کند.hich-kas chonin harf-e mozakhrafi râ bâvar nemikonad.
hallucination / illusion	توهمtavahhom
imaginary	خیالیkhiyâli
This monster is just an imaginary hallucination.	این هیولا فقط یک توهم خیالی است.in heyulâ faghat yek tavahhom khiyâli ast.
fabricated / fake (made-up, artificial)	ساختگیsâxtegi
I do not believe such a fabricated story.	من چنان داستان ساختگی‌ای را باور نمی‌کنم.man chonân dâstân-e sâkhtegi'i râ bâvar nemikonam.
He tells such nonsense stories!	اون چنان داستانای مزخرفی رو میگه!oon chenân dâstânâye mozakhrafi ro mige!
mind / reason / intellect (reasoning faculty)	عقلaql
Perhaps he has hallucinated and lost his mind.	شاید او توهم زده باشد و عقل خود را از دست داده باشد.shâyad u tavahhom zade bâshad o aghl-e khod râ az dast dâde bâshad.
Nothing is more unbelievable than this imaginary animal.	هیچ‌چیز از این حیوان خیالی باورنکردنی‌تر نیست.hich-chiz az in heyvân khiyâli bâvarnakardani-tar nist.
I want to hear such a ridiculous rumor!	می‌خوام چنین شایعه‌ی مضحکی رو بشنوم!mikhâm chenin shâye'e-ye mozheki ro beshnavam!
I did not believe such a ridiculous lie!	چنان دروغ مضحکی را باور نکردم!chonân dorooghe mozheki râ bâvar nakardam!
With such an intellect, how did you believe this hallucination?	با چنین عقلی، چطور این توهم را باور کردی؟bâ chonin aqli, chetor in tavahhom râ bâvar kardi?
All of these stories are fabricated and nonsense.	همه‌ی این داستان‌ها ساختگی و مزخرف هستند.hame-ye in dâstân-hâ sâkhtegi va mozakhraf hastand
I have never heard such a ridiculous idea.	من هرگز چنین ایده‌ی مضحکی نشنیده‌ام.man hargez chonin ide-ye mozheki nashenide-am.
Why did you make up such a nonsense rumor?	چرا چنین شایعه‌ی مزخرفی ساختی؟cherâ chonin shâye'e-ye mozakhrafi sâkhti?
fictional	تخیلیtakhayyoli
Such a story is completely imaginary.	چنین داستانی کاملاً تخیلی است.chonin dâstâni kâmelan takhayyoli ast.
Such a monster is imaginary and ridiculous.	چنان هیولایی تخیلی و مضحک است.chenân heyulâyi takhayyoli va mozhek ast.