Questions & Answers about حدود بیست صندلی در این جایگاه باقی است.
Why do we use hodud-e here with an ezafe at the end, rather than just hodud?
Hodud literally means "limits" or "boundaries". When used before a number to mean "about", it acts as a noun connecting to the number, which requires the ezafe (the "e" sound). If you used taghriban (approximately) instead, you wouldn't use the ezafe because it is an adverb: taghriban bist sandali.
Since there are twenty seats, why is sandali (seat) in its singular form?
In Farsi, nouns that come directly after a number must always remain singular. Even though it translates to "twenty seats" in English, you must say bist sandali (twenty seat) and never add a plural suffix like -ha.
The subject is twenty seats, so why is the verb ast (is) singular instead of plural?
Inanimate objects (things that are not alive, like seats) usually take a singular verb in Farsi, even when there are multiple of them. This is why the sentence ends with baghi ast (is remaining) rather than a plural verb form.
What does the suffix in jaygah add, compared to just using the word ja (place)?
The suffix -gah means "designated place for" or "location of". While ja is a general word for "place" or "spot", jaygah refers to a specific, structured location, such as a "seating area", "platform", or "stand".