Breakdown of برادر من خیلی خجالتیست اما دوست او مغروره.
من
I
است
is
او
he/she
خیلی
very / many (of)
دوستdust
friend
اماammâ
but
برادرbarâdar
brother
مغرورmaghrur
arrogant / proud
خجالتیkhejâlati
shy
Questions & Answers about برادر من خیلی خجالتیست اما دوست او مغروره.
Why does the word خجالتیست end in ست instead of the usual است for "is"?
In spoken Tehrani Farsi, the verb است (is) is often shortened. When the preceding word ends in a vowel, like the "i" sound in خجالتی (shy), we just attach ست (-st) to the end of it. So خجالتی است becomes خجالتیست.
Why is there an ه at the end of مغروره?
This is the other half of the shortened "is" rule. When a word ends in a consonant, like the "r" in مغرور (arrogant), the spoken "is" becomes an "e" sound, written as an ه at the end of the word. So مغرور است becomes مغروره (maghrur-e).
Could I say مغرورست or خجالتیه instead?
No, the rule depends entirely on the last sound of the adjective. You must use ـه (-e) after a consonant (like مغروره) and ست (-st) after a vowel (like خجالتیست). Mixing them up sounds unnatural to native speakers.
Why isn't there an ezāfe (linking vowel) between خیلی and خجالتیست?
خیلی (very) is an adverb modifying the adjective خجالتی, not a noun. The ezāfe linking vowel is used to connect nouns to their adjectives or to indicate possession (like "brother of mine" in برادر من). Because خیلی isn't a noun, it doesn't take an ezāfe here.
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