Questions & Answers about ما تشنه هستیم.
Why doesn't the word teshne (thirsty) change to be plural to match ma (we)?
In Farsi, adjectives like teshne do not change to match the number or gender of the subject. Whether you say "I am thirsty" or "we are thirsty," the word teshne stays exactly the same.
Since this lesson is about using yek (one/a), why isn't there a yek in this sentence?
The word yek is used with nouns to mean "a" or "an" (like "a cat" or "a book"). Because teshne (thirsty) is an adjective describing a state, rather than a noun, we do not use yek here.
Why is the verb hastim (are) at the very end of the sentence?
Farsi sentences usually follow a Subject-Object-Verb word order. This means the action or "to be" verb almost always comes at the very end. Here, we start with the subject ma, then the adjective teshne, and finish with the verb hastim.
Do I always have to use the word ma (we) in a sentence like this?
Not necessarily! In Farsi, the ending of the verb tells you exactly who the subject is. Because hastim ends with -im, it already clearly means "we are." It is very common in everyday speech to drop ma and simply say teshne hastim.
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