Persian Grammar
Possessive Pronoun
There are two forms of possessive pronoun in Farsi:
– Separate pronouns: are also used as possessive pronouns.
کتابِ من میزِ تو مدادِ او
دفترِ ما شالِ شُما نانِ آنها
Persian |
Pronunciation |
English |
کِتابِ مَن |
/ketâbe mam/ | My book |
کِتابِ تو |
/ketâbe to/ | Your book (singular) |
کِتابِ او |
/ketâbe u/ | His / Her book |
کِتابِ ما |
/ketâbe mâ/ | Our book |
کِتابِ شُما |
/ketâbe shomâ/ | Your book |
کِتابِ آنها |
/ketâbe ânhâ/ | Their book |
Joined Possesive Pronouns: There are sixe joined possessive pronouns:
ـــَـ م /am/ مان /tân/
ـــَـ ت /at/ تان /tân/
ـــَـ ش /ash/ شان /shân/
Persian |
Pronunciation |
English |
کِتابَم |
/ketâbam/ | My book |
کِتابَت |
/ketâbat/ | Your book (singular) |
کِتابَش |
/ketâbash/ | His / Her book |
کِتابِمان |
/ketâbemân/ | Our book |
کِتابِتان |
/ketâbetân/ | Your book |
کِتابِشان |
/ketâbeshân/ | Their book |
Exercise:write with joined pronouns.
1. کتابِ من
2. خودکارِ تو
3. استادِ آنها
4. کیفِ او
5. میزِ ما
6. توپِ شما سه نفر
Exercise: change to Separate pronouns.
1. میزمان
2. کتابَت
3. شهرتان
4. ماشینشان
5. کیفش
6. مدادم
Answer
