Breakdown of پدربزرگ من هشتاد و شش ساله است.
من
I
است
is
و
and
پدربزرگpedarbozorg
grandfather
ششshesh
six
سالهsâle
years old
هشتادhashtâd
eighty
Questions & Answers about پدربزرگ من هشتاد و شش ساله است.
How are compound numbers like "eighty-six" put together in Farsi?
Just like in English, the tens come first and the units come second. However, in Farsi, you must connect them with the word for "and" (و), which is usually pronounced as a short "o" sound when linking numbers. So هشتاد و شش is literally "eighty and six" (hashtad-o shesh).
Why does the word for year (سال) have an extra ending here to become ساله?
Adding the ـه (pronounced "eh") to the end of سال turns the noun "year" into an adjective describing age. So هشتاد و شش ساله works as a single descriptive chunk meaning "eighty-six-year-old".
How does من (I) become "my" in this sentence?
Farsi uses a hidden linking vowel called the ezafe (pronounced "e") to show possession. You don't see it written in پدربزرگ من, but you say it out loud as pedarbozorg-e man. It acts just like saying "grandfather of me".
What is the literal translation of the word for grandfather (پدربزرگ)?
It is a compound word made of پدر (father) and بزرگ (big or great). So, "grandfather" in Farsi literally translates to "big father"!
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