Breakdown of آن پیراهن هفده تومان است.
آن
that
بودنbudan
to be
پیراهنpirâhan
shirt
تومانtumân
Toman (currency)
هفدهhefdah
seventeen
Questions & Answers about آن پیراهن هفده تومان است.
Why is تومان singular when the English translation says Tomans?
In Farsi, nouns that come right after a number always stay in the singular form. Because هفده (seventeen) already shows there is more than one, you do not add a plural ending to تومان.
Why is the word است at the very end of the sentence?
In Farsi, the verb almost always goes at the very end of the sentence. While English puts the verb in the middle (That shirt IS seventeen Tomans), Farsi puts it at the end (That shirt seventeen Tomans IS).
What exactly is a تومان?
تومان (Toman) is the currency people actually use in everyday life in Iran. The official written currency is the Rial, but shoppers and sellers simply drop one zero from the Rial amount and call it a تومان.
How do you pronounce the number هفده (seventeen)?
The formal written pronunciation is hefdah. However, in casual everyday speech, you will very often hear native speakers pronounce it as hivdah.
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