Questions & Answers about پیراهنی روی تخت است.
How does the word for shirt change to mean 'a shirt'?
To say 'a' or 'an' in Farsi, you attach the indefinite marker -i to the end of the noun. The word pirâhan (shirt) becomes pirâhani (a shirt).
Why is the letter ی attached directly to the word for shirt?
That letter is the indefinite marker -i. Because the last letter of pirâhan is ن (n), which is a letter that connects to the following character, the ی is written attached to it to make پیراهنی.
Is there a hidden linking sound between the words for 'on' and 'bed'?
Yes! The word ruy (on) uses a linking vowel called the Ezafe to connect to taxt (bed). Even though it is usually not written, you pronounce it as ruy-e taxt. Farsi uses this hidden 'e' or 'ye' sound to link prepositions to their targets.
Why does the sentence end with ast?
In Farsi, the verb almost always comes at the very end of the sentence. Here, the subject is first (pirâhani), followed by the location (ruy-e taxt), and finally the verb ast (is).
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