Questions & Answers about ازدواجِ آنها زیبا است.
How do we say "their" in this sentence if ânhâ usually means "they"?
Farsi doesn't have separate possessive pronouns like "their" or "our." Instead, it uses a connecting vowel called the ezâfe (an "e" sound) to show possession. By putting this connector between ezdevâj (marriage) and ânhâ (they), it literally means "the marriage of them," which we translate as "their marriage."
What is the little diagonal line under the word for marriage (ازدواجِ)?
That is a diacritic mark called a kasra, and it tells you to pronounce the short "e" sound (the ezâfe connector) we just talked about. In everyday Farsi handwriting and typing, this symbol is usually left out, but it is often added in beginner texts so you remember to say ezdevâj-e ânhâ.
Why doesn't the word for beautiful (zibâ) connect to marriage with an "e" sound too?
Because "beautiful" is the main point of the sentence, rather than an attached description. If you said ezdevâj-e zibâ, it would mean "the beautiful marriage," which is an incomplete thought. By placing zibâ right before the verb ast (is), it creates the full statement: "Their marriage is beautiful."
Why does the word for "is" (ast) come at the very end?
Farsi has a very consistent Subject-Object-Verb word order. This means that unlike English, the main verb of a Farsi sentence almost always anchors the very end. Even in simple descriptive sentences like this one, ast will be the last word you say.
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