Breakdown of چهارمین مسافر کجا است؟
است
is
کجاkojâ
where
مسافرmosâfer
passenger
چهارمینchahâromin
fourth (before noun)
Questions & Answers about چهارمین مسافر کجا است؟
Why does چهارمین come before مسافر instead of after it?
In Farsi, adjectives usually come after the noun. However, ordinal numbers that end in -omin are a special exception. Words like چهارمین (fourth) are placed directly before the noun they describe.
Do I need to use an Ezafe to link چهارمین and مسافر?
No, you don't. Because the -omin ordinal number comes before the noun, the Ezafe (the linking "e" sound) is dropped. You just pronounce it as chaharomin mosafer.
How do you form the word چهارمین?
It is built by taking the regular number چهار (four) and adding the suffix -omin. This creates the ordinal number meaning "fourth".
Would people actually say کجا است in a normal conversation?
In formal writing, yes. But in everyday spoken Farsi, کجا (where) and است (is) are almost always blended together into a single word: کجاست (kojast).