Breakdown of این مجله برای مخاطبین جالب است.
است
is
این
this
برایbarâye
for
مجلهmajalle
magazine
جالبjâleb
interesting
مخاطبmokhâtab
audience / addressee
Questions & Answers about این مجله برای مخاطبین جالب است.
Why does the word for audience, مخاطبین, use the -ین suffix instead of the standard Persian plurals -ها or -ان?
The suffix -ین (-in) is borrowed from Arabic. In formal Farsi, it is used to pluralize certain Arabic loanwords that refer to people (animate nouns). While you could grammatically say مخاطبها (mokhâtab-hâ) or مخاطبان (mokhâtab-ân), مخاطبین is extremely common in formal contexts like media or publishing to refer to a readership or audience.
Since -ین is a formal plural marker, could I use it on native Persian words too, like saying مردین instead of مردان?
No, this suffix can only be attached to Arabic loanwords. Adding it to a native Persian word is grammatically incorrect. For native Persian words, you must always stick to the standard plural suffixes like -ها or -ان.
In English, we usually say something is interesting 'to' the audience. Why does this sentence use برای (for)?
In Farsi, the adjective جالب (interesting) naturally pairs with the preposition برای (for). When you want to specify who finds something interesting, you always use برای, so you are literally saying it is 'interesting for' them.
In English, 'audience' is often treated as a singular collective noun. Why is it pluralized in this Farsi sentence?
The singular word مخاطب technically means 'addressee' or a single member of an audience. When referring to the audience as a whole collective group of readers, listeners, or viewers, Farsi treats it as multiple individuals. Therefore, it requires a plural form like مخاطبین.
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