Questions & Answers about اتاقِ ما پر از مهمان است.
Why is mehmân in the singular form when the English translation says "guests"?
In Farsi, after expressions of quantity or phrases like por az (full of), nouns are often left in the singular form if they refer to a general group or category. Since a room being "full" naturally implies multiple people, adding a plural marker like -hâ isn't necessary.
Is az always used with por to mean "full of"?
Yes! por means "full," and the preposition az translates here to "of" (though in other contexts it often means "from"). You will almost always see them paired together as por az when stating what a place or container is filled with.
Could I use an attached pronoun for "our room" instead of writing it out as otâq-e mâ?
Absolutely. While otâq-e mâ uses the ezâfe connecting vowel followed by the independent pronoun mâ, it is very common—especially in spoken Farsi—to attach a possessive enclitic instead. You will often hear otâqemân (or the colloquial otâqemun).
How does this sentence differ from the impersonal state verbs (like sard-am ast) taught in this lesson?
Unlike sard-am ast (I am cold), which literally translates to "cold to me is" and uses an enclitic (-am) to show who is experiencing the feeling, this sentence uses a normal subject and verb. otâq-e mâ (our room) is a regular subject followed by the standard verb ast (is). Impersonal structures are mostly reserved for living beings experiencing internal physical or mental states, not for describing physical spaces.