Questions & Answers about او هنرمند است.
The translation says "He is an artist", but does او specifically mean "he"?
No, Farsi pronouns are completely gender-neutral. او can mean "he" or "she". You just have to rely on the surrounding context to know which one is meant.
Where is the word for "an" in this sentence?
Farsi doesn't use articles like "a" or "an" when stating someone's profession. The literal translation is just "he artist is".
Why is the verb است at the very end of the sentence?
Farsi sentences typically follow a Subject-Object-Verb order. This means that the main verb of the sentence, including the "to be" verb است (is), is almost always placed at the very end.
The current lesson teaches short verb endings. Is است a short ending?
است is the full, separate word for "is". While "I am" and "you are" attach to the ends of words as the short endings -am and -i, the third-person singular often uses the full word است in written Farsi instead of attaching as a short ending.
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