Word
کیف پول من کوچک است.
Meaning
My wallet is small.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about کیف پول من کوچک است.
How do the words for 'bag' and 'money' combine to mean 'wallet' in this sentence?
In Farsi, 'wallet' is literally 'bag of money'. You use the Ezafe particle to connect kif (bag) and pul (money), making kif-e pul. This is a perfect example of noun-noun possession using the Ezafe.
How do we add 'my' to 'wallet' using the Ezafe?
To say 'my wallet', you link the whole phrase kif-e pul to the pronoun man (I/me) using a second Ezafe. This creates a chain: kif-e pul-e man (literally 'bag of money of me'). Farsi uses these Ezafe chains often to string multiple owners or descriptors together.
Why is the Ezafe invisible in the written Farsi text?
The Ezafe sound (-e) is a short vowel, and short vowels are usually left out of the standard written Farsi alphabet. Even though you just see the words kif, pul, and man written next to each other, you must pronounce the hidden -e between them when speaking.
Why isn't there an Ezafe between man (my) and kučak (small)?
The Ezafe is used to glue adjectives and possessors directly to a noun in a single phrase. However, in this sentence, 'small' is what the wallet IS, not an adjective glued directly to the noun phrase itself. Therefore, kučak breaks away from the Ezafe chain and stands alone right before the verb ast (is).