Questions & Answers about این چاقوی تیز مال منه.
What does the ـه at the end of منه mean?
It is the colloquial Tehrani shortened version of است (is). Because the word من (I/me) ends in a consonant, the colloquial 'is' attaches directly to it as the suffix ـه (pronounced 'e'). So منه means 'is mine'.
Why do we use the word مال here?
In Farsi, the word مال literally means 'property' or 'belonging'. To say something is 'mine' or 'yours' as an independent pronoun, you use مال followed by a personal pronoun. So مال من translates to 'property of me', which is how you say 'mine'.
Why is there a letter ی at the end of چاقو in this sentence?
The word for knife, چاقو, ends in a long vowel. To connect it to the adjective تیز (sharp) using the ezafe (the grammatical link between nouns and adjectives), we need a bridge consonant. We add the letter ی to make the transition smooth, creating the phrase چاقوی تیز.