Breakdown of این یک خیابان بزرگ است.
است
is
این
this
بزرگbozorg
big / large
یکyek
one / a, an
خیابانkhiâbân
street
Questions & Answers about این یک خیابان بزرگ است.
How do we link the noun خیابان (street) and the adjective بزرگ (big) when speaking?
We use the Ezafe particle. You must add a short -e sound to the end of the noun to connect it to the adjective. Instead of just saying khiyâbân bozorg, you must say khiyâbân-e bozorg.
Why isn't this connecting -e sound written as a letter in خیابان بزرگ?
In standard written Farsi, short vowels like the -e of the Ezafe are usually left out of the script. You won't see a special letter for it here. Native speakers know to pronounce it automatically when they see a noun modified by an adjective.
Why does بزرگ come after خیابان instead of before it?
In English, adjectives come before nouns. In Farsi, the noun usually comes first. The pattern is almost always the noun, followed by the connecting Ezafe sound, followed by the adjective.
Why is است (is) at the very end of the sentence?
Farsi is a verb-final language, meaning the main verb almost always goes at the very end of a sentence. If you translate this sentence word-for-word, the order is: This one street-e big is.
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