Breakdown of ما داخل یک پارک تمیز هستیم.
ما
we
بودنbudan
to be
داخلdâkhel
inside
تمیزtamiz
clean
یکyek
one / a, an
پارکpârk
park
Questions & Answers about ما داخل یک پارک تمیز هستیم.
Where is the Ezafe used to connect the noun and the adjective in this sentence?
In Farsi, adjectives come after the noun. The Ezafe particle, which is a short -e sound, is added to the end of پارک (park) to link it to تمیز (clean). You pronounce the phrase as pârk-e tamiz. This unseen vowel is the glue that connects a noun to its describing word.
Why is there also an Ezafe sound after داخل (inside)?
Prepositions of location, like داخل (inside), also need the Ezafe particle to connect them to the noun that follows. Even though it is not written, you pronounce it as dâxel-e to link the location word to the rest of the phrase.
Why does یک (a or one) come before the noun when the adjective تمیز (clean) comes after it?
In Farsi, numbers and quantities like یک always come before the noun they count, just like in English, and they do not use the Ezafe. The Ezafe is only used to link the noun to the adjectives that follow it.
How does the verb هستیم show who is inside the park?
The verb هستیم means we are and it perfectly matches the pronoun ما (we) at the beginning of the sentence. You can tell it means we because of the personal ending -یم (-im) attached to the end of the verb.
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