Breakdown of هر کدام از سینیها پر از توتفرنگی است.
است
is
ازaz
from
پرpor
full
سینیsini
tray
هر کدام ازhar kodâm az
each one of
توتفرنگیtut-farangi
strawberry
Questions & Answers about هر کدام از سینیها پر از توتفرنگی است.
Why does this sentence use the singular verb ast when it talks about multiple trays (sini-hâ)?
Even though the trays are plural, the actual subject of the sentence is har kodâm (each one). Just like in English, 'each one' takes a singular verb in Farsi.
Could I use har yek az instead of har kodâm az in this sentence?
Yes, har yek az sini-hâ works perfectly here too. Both mean 'each one of the trays' and are completely interchangeable in this context, though har kodâm often feels very natural when talking about physical objects in a specific group.
Why is tut-farangi (strawberry) in the singular form here when the English translation says 'strawberries'?
After the phrase por az (full of), Farsi often uses the singular form for things that are being treated as a mass or a general category. Since the strawberries are seen as a collective filler for the tray rather than individual items being counted, the singular form is much more natural than the plural tut-farangi-hâ.
What would happen if I left out the words kodâm az and just tried to use har with the plural noun?
That would be grammatically incorrect. To say 'each tray' without kodâm az, you must use har directly with a singular noun: har sini. You need kodâm az or yek az to act as the bridge ('one of') before a plural noun like sini-hâ.
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