Questions & Answers about دامنی روی قفسه است.
How do we know the sentence means "a skirt" and not just "skirt"?
The word for skirt is دامن. To say "a skirt", we add the indefinite marker ی (an "i" sound) to the end of the noun, creating دامنی. This is the standard way to show a noun is indefinite in Farsi.
Is there a connecting sound between روی (on) and قفسه (shelf)?
Yes! When a preposition like روی is followed by a noun, they are linked by a short connecting vowel called the ezafe. Even though it isn't written out as a separate letter here, you pronounce it as "ruy-e qafase".
Why does the verb است (is) come at the very end?
Farsi generally uses a Subject-Object-Verb word order. This means the main verb of the sentence, like است, almost always sits at the very end. The literal translation of this sentence is "A skirt on the shelf is."
What sound does the final letter make in the word قفسه (shelf)?
The word ends with the letter ه (heh). At the end of many Farsi words, this letter doesn't make an "h" sound. Instead, it acts as a vowel and makes a short "e" sound, which is why the word is pronounced "qafase".