Breakdown of مهندس محمدی مدیر این پروژهی موفق است.
است
is
این
this
پروژهporozhe
project
مدیرmodir
manager
مهندسmohandes
engineer
موفقmovaffaq
successful
محمدیmohammadi
Mohammadi (common surname)
Questions & Answers about مهندس محمدی مدیر این پروژهی موفق است.
Why isn't there an Ezafe between mohandes and Mohammadi, since we are learning about Ezafe for titles?
Great observation! While general titles like âghâ (Mr.) and khânum (Ms./Mrs.) require the Explanatory Ezafe before a name (e.g., âghâ-ye Ahmadi), professional and academic titles like mohandes (engineer), doktor (doctor), and ostâd (professor) do not take an Ezafe when placed directly before a name.
Why is there an Ezafe on modir if the next word is the demonstrative in (this)?
The Ezafe on modir-e links the noun "manager" to the entire phrase that follows: in prozhe-ye movaffagh (this successful project). It translates smoothly to the English "of" here: "manager of this project". While a demonstrative like in normally comes at the very beginning of its own noun phrase, here that entire phrase acts as the possessor of modir.
Why is the Ezafe written as a separate ye (ی) after prozhe?
The word prozhe (project) ends in a silent heh (ه), which makes an "e" vowel sound. Because you cannot easily pronounce two vowels back-to-back, Persian adds a "y" sound to bridge them, making it -ye. In writing, whenever a word ends in a silent heh, you must write out the full letter ye (ی) to show this Ezafe.
Is it common to use a job title like mohandes (engineer) as a personal title in Farsi?
Yes, extremely common. In Iranian culture, academic and professional titles are used heavily to show respect. It is standard to refer to someone as Mohandes Mohammadi or even just call them Mohandes when speaking to them directly, much like how "Doctor" is used in English.
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