Breakdown of این باغ ارث پدربزرگ من است و حالا مال من است.
من
I
است
is
و
and
این
this
پدربزرگpedarbozorg
grandfather
حالاhâlâ
now
مالmâl
property / belonging
ارثers
inheritance
باغbâgh
garden / orchard
Questions & Answers about این باغ ارث پدربزرگ من است و حالا مال من است.
How does mâl-e man translate to "mine" in this sentence?
The word mâl means "property" or "possession". When you connect it to the pronoun man (I/me) using the hidden "e" sound (the Ezafe), mâl-e man literally means "the property of me". This is the standard way to express "mine" in Farsi when used as a predicate (after "is").
Why is the hidden "e" sound (Ezafe) used twice in ers-e pedar-bozorg-e man?
The Ezafe links words in a chain to show possession or description. The first one links ers (inheritance) to pedar-bozorg (grandfather). The second one links pedar-bozorg to man (me). Together, they form "the inheritance of the grandfather of me", or simply "my grandfather's inheritance".
Why isn't there an Ezafe between pedar and bozorg?
Even though it is made of pedar (father) and bozorg (big/great), pedar-bozorg is treated as a single compound word meaning "grandfather". Because it is one unified noun rather than a noun followed by a separate adjective, it does not take an Ezafe in the middle.
Why is there no word for "it" in the second half of the sentence?
Farsi frequently drops subject pronouns when the subject is already obvious from the context. Since the first half establishes that we are talking about in bâgh (this garden), the second half can just say hâlâ mâl-e man ast (now is mine) without needing a specific word for "it".
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