Breakdown of این پسران برادران من هستند.
من
I
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
برادرbarâdar
brother
پسرpesar
boy / son
Questions & Answers about این پسران برادران من هستند.
Why do "boys" (پسران) and "brothers" (برادران) end with ان (-ân) instead of the usual plural ending ها (-hâ)?
In Farsi, the suffix ان (-ân) is a special plural marker used for living things (animate nouns) like people. Since پسر (boy) and برادر (brother) are people, they can take this ending. You could also use ها (-hâ) and say پسرها or برادرها, but the ان (-ân) ending is very common in writing and slightly more formal.
The word این usually means "this". Why is it translated as "these" here?
When you point things out in Farsi, the demonstrative word (like "this" or "that") stays singular if it comes right before the noun, even if that noun is plural! So, instead of trying to make the word "this" plural, you just say این (this) + پسران (boys) to mean "these boys".
How do we connect "brothers" and "my" since there is no visible connecting word between them?
You need to use the invisible linking vowel called the ezafe. Even though it isn't written in the Farsi script here, you must pronounce an "e" sound at the end of "brothers" to show possession. So, برادران من is spoken as "barâdarân-e man".
The verb هستند means "they are". Do we always have to use a plural verb when the subject is plural?
Yes, for living subjects like "boys" (پسران), the verb must match and be in the plural form (هستند). This is an important rule to remember now, because later you will learn that non-living plural subjects (like "books" or "cars") usually take a singular verb instead!
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