Learn Farsi: آیا کفش بنفش از کفش صورتی کوچک‌تر است؟ - Are the purple shoes smaller than the pink shoes?

آیا کفش بنفش از کفش صورتی کوچک‌تر است؟âyâ kafsh-e banafsh az kafsh-e sorati kuchak-tar ast?

Are the purple shoes smaller than the pink shoes?

Breakdown of آیا کفش بنفش از کفش صورتی کوچک‌تر است؟

whether (question particle)

کفشkafsh

shoe

Questions & Answers about آیا کفش بنفش از کفش صورتی کوچک‌تر است؟

Why is kafsh singular in Farsi when the English translation says "shoes"?

In Farsi, things that naturally come in pairs, like kafsh (shoes) or cheshm (eyes), are commonly used in the singular form. You usually only use the plural (like kafsh-hâ) if you are talking about multiple different pairs of shoes.

How does the comparative structure "smaller than" work here?

You add the suffix -tar to the adjective kuchek (small) to get kuchektar (smaller). Then, use the preposition az (which usually means "from") to mean "than". So, the Farsi structure literally reads as "smaller from".

This lesson focuses on kodâm (which). How would I change this sentence to ask "Which shoes are smaller?"

You would replace the yes/no question word âyâ and the comparison, and say: kodâm kafsh kuchektar ast? Notice that kafsh stays singular after kodâm, perfectly matching the rule you are currently learning.

Do the colors banafsh (purple) and surati (pink) connect to the noun with an ezafe?

Yes! Although it is not written in the Persian script, you must pronounce the ezafe (an "-e" sound) to link the noun and its adjective. You would say kafsh-e banafsh and kafsh-e surati.