Breakdown of توان او برای این کار کافی نیست.
او
he/she
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
برایbarâye
for
کارkâr
work
کافیkâfi
enough
توانtavân
ability / power (capacity, stamina)
Questions & Answers about توان او برای این کار کافی نیست.
I recognize tavân from the verb "to be able to" (tavânestan). Are they related?
Yes! tavân is actually the present stem of the verb tavânestan (to be able to). It also functions as a standalone noun meaning "power," "capacity," or "ability." You might also see it with a noun-forming suffix as tavânâyi (ability).
Is there an ezâfe between tavân and u?
Yes, it is pronounced tavân-e u. The ezâfe (the short "e" sound) links the noun tavân to the pronoun u to show possession ("his capacity"). Because tavân ends in a consonant, the ezâfe isn't written in the standard Farsi alphabet, but you must always pronounce it.
Could I use an attached pronoun and say tavânash instead of tavân-e u?
Absolutely. tavân-e u uses the independent pronoun u (he/she), while tavânash uses the attached possessive suffix -ash (his/her). Both mean "his capacity," but using the separate word u can put a bit more emphasis on his capacity as opposed to someone else's.
Why does the adjective kâfi come right before the verb nist at the end?
In Farsi, sentences generally follow a Subject + Details + Verb structure. Here, tavân-e u (his capacity) is the subject, and barâye in kâr (for this work) provides the extra details. The adjective kâfi (enough) describes the state of the subject, and such adjectives naturally sit right before the "to be" verb at the end of the sentence.
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