Breakdown of ما با برادرم در رستوران هستیم.
ما
we
بودنbudan
to be
برادرbarâdar
brother
رستورانresturân
restaurant
Questions & Answers about ما با برادرم در رستوران هستیم.
Do I need an ezafe after the prepositions bâ and dar?
No. Unlike when you link two nouns together, basic prepositions like bâ (with) and dar (in) stand on their own. You don't add the ezafe (the short "e" sound) to connect them to the next word. You just say bâ barâdaram and dar resturân.
Does dar mean "in" or "at" here?
It can mean both! Farsi uses dar for being located both "in" and "at" a place. So dar resturân translates perfectly to either "in the restaurant" or "at the restaurant" depending on what sounds best in English.
How does "my brother" work in bâ barâdaram?
In Farsi, "my" is usually expressed by adding the possessive suffix -am to the end of the noun. barâdar means "brother", so it becomes barâdaram (my brother). The preposition bâ (with) simply goes right before it.
Since hastim already means "we are", is the word mâ (we) required at the beginning?
No, it is optional. Because the verb hastim ends with -im (the ending for "we"), the listener already knows who you are talking about. You can drop mâ entirely and just say bâ barâdaram dar resturân hastim. Using mâ here just adds a little bit of emphasis.