Word
آن حیاط شلوغ است.
Meaning
That yard is crowded.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Questions & Answers about آن حیاط شلوغ است.
Since this lesson is about plural demonstratives, how would I say "Those yards are crowded"?
To say "yards", you add the plural suffix ـها to get حیاطها. However, the word "that" (آن) stays singular! In Farsi, when a demonstrative comes right before a noun, it never takes a plural form. So, "Those yards are crowded" is آن حیاطها شلوغ هستند, never آنها حیاطها.
If I can't use آنها (those) next to a noun, when do I use it?
You use آنها when "those" stands completely on its own as a pronoun, replacing the noun entirely. If you just want to say "Those are crowded" (without specifically saying the word "yards"), you would use the plural pronoun: آنها شلوغ هستند.
Is the letter ط in حیاط pronounced differently from a regular "t"?
No, it sounds exactly like the standard "t" letter (ت). Farsi has a few letters borrowed from Arabic that now sound identical to native Farsi letters. حیاط is simply pronounced "hayât".
Does شلوغ (sholugh) just mean a place has lots of people in it?
It usually means "crowded" or "busy" (like a street or a store), but it can also mean "noisy" or "chaotic." Interestingly, if you use it to describe a person—especially a child—it means they are loud, rowdy, or mischievous!