Questions & Answers about این هدیه برای مادرم است.
Why do we say barây-e instead of just barây?
The preposition barây (for) uses the ezafe (a connecting short 'e' sound) to link to the noun that follows it. You will almost always hear it as barây-e connecting directly to the person or thing receiving the action, like barây-e mâdaram (for my mother).
Where is the word for 'my' in this sentence?
Farsi uses a possessive ending instead of a separate word. By adding the suffix -am to the end of mâdar (mother), it becomes mâdaram (my mother).
Why is the verb ast at the very end of the sentence?
Farsi word order is different from English. Even with a prepositional phrase, the verb almost always goes at the very end of the sentence. Literally, this translates to: This gift for my mother is.
Could I use a different preposition here, like be (to)?
The preposition be means 'to', so if you said be mâdaram, it would mean 'to my mother' (as a direction). barây-e specifically means 'for' (intended for her benefit), which is the natural choice for a gift.