Breakdown of گوشش کوچک است اما قلبش بزرگ است.
است
is
اماammâ
but
کوچکkuchak
small
بزرگbozorg
big / large
گوشgush
ear
قلبqalb
heart
Questions & Answers about گوشش کوچک است اما قلبش بزرگ است.
How do we get 'his ear' from گوشش?
The word for 'ear' is گوش (gush). To say 'his ear', Farsi simply attaches the ending ـش (-ash) directly to the noun, creating گوشش (gush-ash). The same rule applies to قلب (heart) becoming قلبش (qalb-ash).
Could قلبش also mean 'her heart'?
Yes! Farsi pronouns and possessive endings do not have gender. The attached ending ـش (-ash) can mean 'his', 'her', or 'its'. We translated it as 'his' for this specific example, but without extra context, it could just as easily be 'her heart'.
Is it possible to use the word او (u) for 'his' instead of the ـش (-ash) ending?
Yes, you absolutely can. You could say گوشِ او (gush-e u) using the Ezafe (the invisible 'e' sound that links words together). However, attaching the ending ـش (-ash) directly to the noun is much more common and natural in everyday spoken Farsi.
Why does the verb است (is) appear right after 'small' and 'large'?
Farsi places the verb at the very end of the sentence or clause. So instead of saying 'His ear is small,' Farsi structures it as 'His ear small is' (گوشش کوچک است). Since the word اما (but) connects two separate complete ideas here, the verb است naturally goes at the end of each clause.
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