These and Those
To point out multiple items, use the plural demonstratives اینها (these) and آنها (those).
| these | اینهاinhâ |
When the subject is an inanimate object (things, not people), the verb usually remains singular. Notice how است (is) is used in these examples, even though we are talking about plural items:
| These are classes. | اینها کلاس است.inhâ kelâs ast. |
| These are your projects. | اینها پروژهی تو است.in-hâ prozhe-ye to ast. |
| These are very dirty. | اینها خیلی کثیف است.in-hâ kheyli kasif ast. |
These and Those People
When pointing out groups of people, Farsi uses a special set of plural demonstratives: اینان (these people) and آنان (those people).
| these people | اینانinân |
| those people | آنانânân |
Unlike inanimate objects, human subjects take plural verbs. Notice how the verbs in these sentences end in the plural suffixes اند or ند (are):
| These people are Iranian friends. | اینان دوست ایرانیاند.eenân doste irâni-and. |
| Those people are young teachers. | آنان معلم جوانند.ânân mo'allem-e javânand. |
| These people are the professor's students. | اینان دانشجوی استادند.inân dâneshju-ye ostâdand. |
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