Questions & Answers about حرکتِ او تند بود.
How does او (oo) mean "his" here instead of "he"?
In Farsi, possession is shown using the ezafe vowel (an "e" sound). By linking the noun حرکت (harakat, movement) to the pronoun او (oo, he/she) with an ezafe, it literally translates to "movement of him", which simply means "his movement".
I thought تند (tond) meant "spicy". Can it mean "fast" too?
Yes! تند (tond) is a versatile adjective. When talking about food, it means "spicy" or "hot". When talking about motion or speed, like in this sentence, it means "fast" or "quick".
Why isn't the verb بود (bood) attached to the adjective like the verb "is" sometimes is?
In the past tense, the verb "to be" is always written as an independent, separate word (like بود for "was"). You only attach the "to be" verb as a short suffix to the end of a word in the present tense.
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