Breakdown of این دانشجوی جوان هجده ساله است.
جوان
young
این
this
دانشجوdâneshju
university student
بودنbudan
to be
سالهsâle
years old
هجدهhejdah
eighteen
Questions & Answers about این دانشجوی جوان هجده ساله است.
Why is there a ی added to the end of دانشجو?
This is the Ezafe, a grammatical link used to connect a noun to its adjective. Here, it connects دانشجو (student) to جوان (young). Because دانشجو ends in a long vowel sound, the Ezafe is written with a ی and pronounced as ye instead of just a short e sound.
Why do we use ساله instead of just سال for years?
In Farsi, when you state someone's age, you add the suffix ه to سال (year) to turn it into the adjective ساله (years old). So هجده ساله acts as a single descriptive word meaning eighteen-year-old.
Does دانشجو refer to a student of any age?
No, دانشجو specifically means a university or college student. For younger students in primary or high school, you would use the word دانشآموز. An eighteen-year-old is usually just starting university, so دانشجو fits perfectly here.
Why is the verb است at the very end of the sentence?
Farsi sentences follow a Subject-Object-Verb order, which means the main verb almost always goes at the very end. Here, the subject is این دانشجوی جوان (this young student) and the verb است (is) finishes the thought.
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