Word
هم نخ و هم دکمه قرمز بودند.
Meaning
Both the thread and the button were red.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of هم نخ و هم دکمه قرمز بودند.
و
and
بودنbudan
to be
همham
also, too / both ... and / together / each other
قرمزgermez
red
Questions & Answers about هم نخ و هم دکمه قرمز بودند.
How does the 'both... and...' structure work in this sentence?
We use هم ... و هم .... The first item goes after the first هم, and the second item goes after و هم. You can also drop the و and just say هم نخ هم دکمه, which is extremely common in spoken Farsi.
Why is the verb بودند (were) plural if 'thread' and 'button' are inanimate objects?
You might remember from earlier lessons that inanimate plural nouns usually take a singular verb. However, when you have a compound subject (two different things joined by 'and'), using a plural verb like بودند is grammatically correct and emphasizes that both distinct items share the same trait.
Why doesn't the adjective قرمز (red) get a plural ending?
In Farsi, adjectives never change to agree with the number of the noun. Whether it describes one item or multiple, the adjective قرمز stays exactly the same.
How is the و (and) pronounced in this sentence?
Although it is formally pronounced as 'va', native speakers almost always pronounce it as an attached 'o' sound in everyday speech. The phrase naturally sounds like 'ham nakh o ham dokme'.