Breakdown of گوشی برادر من روی میز است.
من
I
است
is
رویruye
on
میزmize
table
برادرbarâdar
brother
گوشیgushi
phone
Questions & Answers about گوشی برادر من روی میز است.
How do we build the phrase 'my brother's phone' using the Ezafe?
In Farsi, possession is linked backwards compared to English. We start with the thing possessed (گوشی), add the Ezafe, then the owner (برادر), add another Ezafe, and finally the pronoun (من). So, 'my brother's phone' is built as 'phone of brother of me'.
Why isn't the Ezafe written on the word گوشی (phone)?
The word گوشی ends in the vowel sound 'i'. When a word ends in a vowel, the Ezafe becomes '-ye' instead of '-e' to make it flow smoothly. In normal Farsi writing, this short connecting sound is spoken as gooshi-ye but not written as an extra letter.
How is the Ezafe pronounced after برادر (brother)?
برادر ends in a consonant. For words ending in consonants, the Ezafe is pronounced as a short '-e' sound. So you say barādar-e man. Just like the '-ye', this short '-e' is not written out in the text of this sentence.
Does the phrase روی میز (on the table) also use an Ezafe?
Yes! The word رو means 'surface'. To say 'on', Farsi uses روی (roo-ye), connecting it to the next word with an Ezafe. It literally translates to 'on the surface of the table'.
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