Persian Grammar
Genitive حَرفِ اضافه
Genitive sounds “e” as “e” in “men”. It shows the possessive. Genitive is also used to connect two words.
مدادِ شُما |
/medâde shomâ/ | Your pencil |
کِتابِ مَن |
/ketâbe man/ | My book |
پولِ آنها |
/pule ânhâ/ | Their money |
اُستادِ فارسی |
/ostâde fârsi/ | Farsi teacher |
– Genitive after vowels: “ی” is used as a genitive after vowels:
دانِشجویِ زَبانِ فارسی |
/dâneshjuye zabâne fârsi/ | Farsi student |
بَچه ی مَن |
/bacheye man/ | My child |
