Questions & Answers about آیا کتابت پیش من است؟
Why is there an 'e' sound connecting pish and man?
This is the Ezafe. When we use spatial prepositions like pish (which means next to or near), we must use the Ezafe to link it to the person or thing it relates to. That is why it becomes pish-e man.
The translation says 'with me'. Does pish literally mean 'with'?
Not exactly. The word for doing something together with someone is bâ. However, pish-e is a spatial preposition meaning next to, near, or in the physical possession of. If you want to know if someone physically has an item right now, you ask if it is pish-e them.
How does the word ketâb become ketâbat?
The -at ending is an informal possessive suffix. Instead of using a separate word for your, you can just attach -at to ketâb to say your book.
Do I always have to use âyâ to ask a question?
No. âyâ is a formal word used to signal a yes/no question, mostly in writing. In everyday speech, you can just drop it and say ketâbat pish-e man ast? by simply raising your voice at the end to make it a question.