Word
آن تخت کثیف است.
Meaning
That bed is dirty.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about آن تخت کثیف است.
How do we know ân means "that" instead of "it" or "he/she" in this sentence?
ân can mean "he", "she", "it", or "that". When it is placed directly before a noun like takht (bed), it acts as a pointing word meaning "that". If it stood entirely alone as the subject, it would mean "it" or "that one".
Would the word ân change if we were talking about multiple beds?
No, and this makes Farsi very easy! When demonstrative words like ân (that) and in (this) are used before a noun to point it out, they never change form. You use ân whether the noun is singular or plural.
Why isn't there an "e" sound (ezafe) connecting takht (bed) and kasif (dirty)?
You only use the connecting "e" sound when the adjective directly attaches to the noun to make a phrase, like "that dirty bed". Here, the word "dirty" is the point of the sentence, followed by the verb "is" (ast). Because you are stating "That bed [is] dirty", no ezafe is needed.
Why is the verb ast (is) at the very end of the sentence?
In Farsi, the main verb almost always goes at the very end of the sentence. Instead of the English word order "That bed is dirty", the Farsi word order literally translates to "That bed dirty is".
How do I pronounce the second letter in کثیف (kasif)?
The letter is (se), which looks like a little boat with three dots on top. Even though it comes from Arabic where it is pronounced like "th", in Farsi it is simply pronounced as an "s" sound. Therefore, the word is pronounced "kasif".