Word
بعضی از تخممرغها کوچک بود.
Meaning
Some of the eggs were small.
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Questions & Answers about بعضی از تخممرغها کوچک بود.
Why do we use از after بعضی here? Could we use the Ezafe instead?
Yes, you have two options! You can use از (of/from) to say "some of the eggs": بعضی از تخممرغها. Alternatively, you can drop از and use the Ezafe (the invisible 'e' sound) to link them as بعضیِ تخممرغها, which translates to "some eggs". Both are perfectly correct, but بعضی از emphasizes "some out of a specific group."
"Eggs" is plural, so why is the verb at the end بود (was) instead of بودند (were)?
In Farsi, when the subject is inanimate (meaning it's not a person or animal), the verb is usually singular. Since eggs aren't people, the plural noun تخممرغها takes the singular verb بود, even though we must translate it as "were" in English so it sounds right.
What are the two smaller words that make up تخممرغ (egg)?
It is a compound word made of تخم (seed, or egg in a general sense) and مرغ (hen or chicken). Together they mean "chicken egg," which is the standard, everyday word for egg in Farsi. The ها at the end makes the whole thing plural.
Why doesn't the adjective کوچک (small) have a plural ending to match the eggs?
In Farsi, adjectives do not change to match plural nouns. کوچک stays in its simple, base form whether it is describing just one egg or a hundred.