Question 1

How do we make the word for "wall" plural in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

To make a noun plural in Farsi, you usually just add the suffix -hâ (ها) to the end of the word. Here, the singular word for "wall" is divâr (دیوار). By attaching -hâ, it becomes divâr-hâ (دیوارها), meaning "walls".

Question 2

If "walls" is plural, why does the sentence use the singular verb ast (است)?

Accepted Answer

This is a very common and important rule in Farsi: when a plural subject is a non-living thing (inanimate), the verb is almost always singular! Since walls aren't alive, divâr-hâ takes the singular verb ast ("is") instead of the plural hastand ("are"). So literally, Farsi speakers say "All the walls is clean."

Question 3

Is there a hidden sound connecting "all" (tamâm) to "walls" (divâr-hâ)?

Accepted Answer

Yes! They are connected by a short "e" sound called the ezafe. When you say the phrase out loud, you pronounce it as tamâm-e divâr-hâ. This little "e" sound links a noun to its modifier or quantity, even though it isn't written out as a separate letter in the sentence.

Question 4

Why does the verb ast (است) come at the very end of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

Farsi generally follows a Subject-Object-Verb word order. The subject here is tamâm-e divâr-hâ (all the walls), the adjective describing them is tamiz (clean), and the verb ast (is) is placed at the very end to finish the thought.

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