Breakdown of او چند روز بعد آمد.
او
he/she
چندchand
how many / several / a few
آمدنâmadan
to come
روزruz
day
Questions & Answers about او چند روز بعد آمد.
Why is there no az (از) after ba'd (بعد) in this sentence?
The current lesson covers ba'd az (after), which is used before a noun or pronoun, like ba'd az nâhâr (after lunch). But here, ba'd acts as an adverb meaning "later" (a few days later). When used this way at the end of a time phrase, you drop the az.
Why is the word for day, ruz (روز), singular when the English translation says "days"?
In Farsi, nouns that come after numbers or quantity words like chand (a few/several) always stay in their singular form. Therefore, you say chand ruz instead of using the plural form ruz-hâ.
Doesn't chand (چند) usually mean "how many"?
Yes, chand is often used as a question word meaning "how many" or "how much". However, when you use it in a regular statement instead of a question, it translates to "a few" or "several".
Why doesn't the verb āmad (آمد) have a personal ending for "he"?
In the simple past tense, the third-person singular (he/she/it) never takes a personal ending. You just use the past stem of the verb. The past stem of āmadan (to come) is āmad, so it is a complete word meaning "he/she/it came" all on its own.