In English, we use "of" to talk about a portion of a group, such as "some of them" or "none of you." In Farsi, you can express this concisely by attaching plural possessive enclitics directly to quantifiers (like "some" or "all"), numbers, and indefinite pronouns.
Words Ending in a Consonant
To say "none of us" or "none of them," attach the plural possessive enclitics ـِمان (our), ـِتان (your), or ـِشان (their) to a word like هیچکدام (none or neither).
| None of you want to divide the properties equally. | هیچکدامتان نمیخواهید اموال را مساوی تقسیم کنید.hich-kodâmetân nemi-khâhid amvâl râ mosâvi taqsim konid. |
| None of them could resolve the dispute. | هیچکدامشان نتوانستند اختلاف را حل کنند.hichkodâmeshân natavânestand ekhtelâf râ hal konand. |
Words Ending in Vowels (ی and silent ه)
When the quantifier ends in the vowel ی (like بعضی or برخی) or a silent ه (like همه or سه), attach مان, تان, or شان directly to the word.
| Some of them have a dispute over the properties. | برخیشان درباره اموال اختلاف دارند.barkhi-shân darbâre-ye amvâl ekhtelâf dârand |
| All of us agree that the lawyer's decision was fair. | همهمان موافق هستیم که تصمیم وکیل منصفانه بود.hame-mân movâfeq hastim ke tasmim-e vakil monsefâne bud. |
This structure is incredibly common when using numbers to specify a portion of a group, such as "all three of us" (هر سهمان).
| The lawyer divided the properties equally among all three of us. | وکیل اموال را مساوی بین هر سهمان تقسیم کرد.vakil amvâl râ mosâvi beyn har se-mân taqsim kard. |
Words Ending in و
When a word ends in the vowel و (like the number دو), add the connector letter ی to bridge the gap before the enclitic. For example, "both of us" becomes هر دویمان, and "both of them" becomes هر دویشان.
| Because of greed, both of them want to take over the garden. | به دلیل طمع، هر دویشان میخواهند باغ را تصاحب کنند.be dalil-e tama', har doyeshân mikhâhand bâgh râ tasâhob konand. |
| Both of us knew that they were greedy. | هر دویمان میدانستیم که آنها حریص هستند.har do-yemân midânestim ke ânhâ harís hastand. |