Questions & Answers about یک پیراهن اینجا است و کتی آنجا است.
Why does کت (coat) have a ی at the end of it?
That ی (-i) is the indefinite marker. It attaches to the end of a noun to mean "a" or "an". So, کت means "coat", and کتی means "a coat".
The English translation says "One shirt", but why doesn't پیراهن (shirt) also have the ی ending?
Because the sentence uses the number یک (yek), meaning "one", right before پیراهن. In Farsi, you can express "a" or "one" by putting یک before the noun, by adding the ی ending to the noun, or even by using both! This sentence is showing you two different ways to do it.
How do I pronounce کتی? Does the spelling of the root word change?
It is pronounced "ko-ti". The root word کت (kot) doesn't change spelling or pronunciation at all; you simply attach the "ee" sound to the end of it.
How do the words for "here" (اینجا) and "there" (آنجا) work?
These words are actually built from simpler words you likely already know! اینجا (injâ) is made of این (this) plus جا (place), literally meaning "this place" or "here". Similarly, آنجا (ânjâ) is آن (that) plus جا (place), meaning "that place" or "there".