Questions & Answers about البته، این کار آسان است.
Since we are learning about adverbs with the '-an' suffix, is âsân (easy) one of them?
No. It looks and sounds similar, but âsân is a native Persian adjective, not an Arabic loanword. The 'ân' is just the natural end of the root word, not a grammar suffix. This is why it means 'easy' and not 'easily.'
Does albatte (of course) use the '-an' suffix we are learning about?
No, but it is another very common Arabic loanword used as an adverb. Instead of the -an suffix, it ends with a short 'e' sound, written with the letter 'he' (ه) at the end. You just have to memorize it alongside the -an adverbs.
Why is the 't' sound held slightly longer when pronouncing albatte?
It has a 'tashdid', which is a symbol in the Farsi alphabet that tells you to double the consonant it sits on. In normal everyday writing, this symbol isn't actually drawn on the word, so you simply have to remember to lean into the 't' sound when speaking.
In everyday speech, would Iranians actually say âsân ast?
Usually not. First, the formal verb ast (is) shrinks and attaches to the previous word as an 'e' sound. Second, the 'ân' sound in âsân is typically pronounced 'un' in the common Tehran accent. So you will almost always hear this spoken as in kâr âsune.
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