Word
این کود مال گلستان است.
Meaning
This fertilizer belongs to the flower garden.
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Questions & Answers about این کود مال گلستان است.
Why is مال used here to mean 'belongs to'?
مال literally translates to 'property' or 'wealth.' In Farsi, it is commonly linked to a noun with an ezâfe to indicate possession. So, مال گلستان (pronounced mâl-e golestân) literally translates to 'the property of the flower garden.'
Is there a more formal way to say 'belongs to' instead of using مال?
Yes. While مال is the standard way to express 'belongs to' in speech and everyday writing, formal texts often use متعلق به (mota'alleq be). The highly formal version of this sentence would be این کود متعلق به گلستان است.
How does the suffix in گلستان work?
The word گلستان (golestân) is made of گل (flower) plus the suffix ـستان (-estân), which means 'place of' or 'land of.' This is a very common suffix used to build location nouns, just like in بیمارستان (hospital, or 'place of the sick') and قبرستان (cemetery, or 'place of graves').
Should there be an ezâfe linking کود and مال?
No, there is no ezâfe after کود because it is the complete subject of the sentence ('This fertilizer'), rather than being modified by مال. The sentence structure is simply Subject + Predicate + Verb: این کود (This fertilizer) + مالِ گلستان (property of the garden) + است (is).