Q: Since we are learning about plural demonstratives like آنهـا (ânhâ - those), how would I change this sentence to say "Those projects are very organized"?

You would say آن پروژههـا خیلی منظم هستند. Notice that we still use the singular آن (ân) before the noun! In Farsi, when words like "this" or "that" are placed right next to a noun to describe it, they never become plural. You only use the plural آنهـا (ânhâ) when it stands alone as a pronoun, such as آنهـا خیلی منظم هستند (Those are very organized).

Question 1

Since we are learning about plural demonstratives like آنهـا (ânhâ - those), how would I change this sentence to say "Those projects are very organized"?

Accepted Answer

You would say آن پروژه‌هـا خیلی منظم هستند. Notice that we still use the singular آن (ân) before the noun! In Farsi, when words like "this" or "that" are placed right next to a noun to describe it, they never become plural. You only use the plural آنهـا (ânhâ) when it stands alone as a pronoun, such as آنهـا خیلی منظم هستند (Those are very organized).

Question 2

Why isn't there an ezafe (the connecting "ye" sound) between پروژه (project) and خیلی (very)?

Accepted Answer

We only use an ezafe when we want to link a noun directly to its adjective in a phrase, like saying "that very organized project" (آن پروژه‌ی خیلی منظم). However, in this sentence, we are saying "That project is very organized". Because the adjective is separated by the verb "is" at the end of the sentence, no ezafe is needed.

Question 3

پروژه (prozhe) sounds very similar to the English word "project". Are they related?

Accepted Answer

Yes! پروژه is a loanword from the French word projet (pronounced with a soft "zh" sound). Farsi borrowed many modern administrative and scientific words from French during the 20th century.

Question 4

How exactly is منظم (organized) pronounced?

Accepted Answer

It is pronounced "mo-naz-zam". When speaking, you hold the "z" sound slightly longer because it is doubled. In some Farsi texts, you might see a small 'w' shape (called a tashdid) above the letter ظ to remind you to double the sound.

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