Lesson 5 - Possessives Flashcards
Rule…
Of/’s = e(without vowel)/ ye(after vowel)
Of/’s = e/ye
The door of the room
DarE otaagh
The school manager
ModirE madrese
Asal’s Papa
BaabaaYE Asal
Amir’s car
MaashinE Amir
Possessive Adjectives
Father: Pedar
Rule = ending without a vowel
= AM, ET, ESH, MUN, TUN, SHUN
My father
Your father
His/her father
Our father
Your father
Their father
My father = pedarAm (more common) = pedarE man
Your father = pedarET = pedarE to
His/her father = pedarESH = pedarE un
Our father = pedareMUN = pedarE maa
Your father = pedareTUN = pedarE shoma
Their father = pedareSHUN = pedarE unaa
Possessive Adjectives
Papa: Baba
Rule = when you have a word that ends in a vowel, you drop the E from the ending too
=> becomes only M, T, SH, MUN, TUN, SHUN
My papa
Your papa
His/her papa
Our papa
Your papa
Their papa
My papa = babaaM = babaaYE man
Your papa = babaaT = babaaYE to
His/her papa = babaaSH = babaaYE un
Our papa = babaaMUN = babaaYE maa
Your papa = babaaTUN = babaaYE shoma
Their papa = babaaSHUN = babaaYE unaa
Your friend is at school
DoostET/dooste to madrese ast
His friend is not home
DoosteSH/dooste un khune nist
Our city is beautiful
ShahreMUN/shahre ma ghashange
Their city is not very big
ShahreSHUN/Shhreh una kheli bozorg nist
The window of the room is open
PanjereYE otaagh baaze
Nina’s mobile phone is Sony
Mobaaile Ninaa Sonye
Difficulty - 2 possessives
Our teacher’s name is Majid
Esme moalememun/moaleme ma
Is your (plural) teacher iranian?
moalemetun/ moaleme shoma Iranie?
