PREPOSITIONS

Question 1

From, of

Answer 1

Az
از

Question 2

With

Answer 2

Bā
با

Question 3

Above, over

Answer 3

Bar
بَار

Question 4

To, towards

Answer 4

Beh
به

Question 5

In, into, at, inside, over at
In, inside (colloquial)

Answer 5

Dar
دَر
____
Toy-e (colloq.)
توی

Question 6

For

Answer 6

Barā-ye
برای

Question 7

On, over, on top of
On, over, on top of (colloquial)

Answer 7

Ru-ye
روی
______
Ru (colloq.)
رو

Question 8

Under, underneath

Answer 8

Zir
زیر

Question 9

Over, on top of, above

Answer 9

Bālā-ye
بالای

Question 10

Until, till, so that, up to, as far as

Answer 10

Tāh
تا

Question 11

After(wards)

Answer 11

Ba’d az
بعداز

Question 12

Before

Answer 12

Qabl az
قبل از

Question 13

Except

Answer 13

Qeer az
غیر از

Question 14

About, regarding, concerning
About, regarding, concerning (colloq.)

Answer 14

Rāje’be
راجع به
____
Dar bāre-ye (colloq.)
درباره‌ی

Question 15

Prepositional phrases

Answer 15

Two groups:
1. A noun or an adverb preceded by a preposition + followed by ezāfe [e/ye]
English e.g. ‘of’ as in ‘in front of’
– most commonly used prepositions used are dar = in, at and bar = (up)on
2. Adverb or an adjective followed by a simple preposition, more frequently az, ‘from, of

Question 16

1st group of prepositional phrases

Answer 16

در/نا/بر/به

Question 17

2nd group of prepositional phrases

Answer 17

Question 18

The Demonstrative Adjectives

Answer 18

When any of the demonstratives این (this) & ان (that, it) accompany a noun, functioning a an adjective
– In Persian they are invariably singular, even when they modify a plural noun.

Question 19

Demonstrative adjective examples

Answer 19

This book – in ketāb – این کتاب
That notebook – ān daftar – آن دفتر
These books – in ketāb hā – این کتاب‌ها
Those notebooks – ān daftar hā – آن دفتر ها

Question 20

The demonstrative pronoun examples

Answer 20

This is a man – in mard ast – این مرد است
That is a woman – ān zan ast – آن زن است
These are men – in mard hastand – این ها مرد هستند
Those are women – ān hā zan hastand – آن ها زن هستند
•This boy is (a) student – in pesar dāneš āmuz ast – این پسر دانش آموز است
•Those boys are are students – ān pesar ha dāneš āmuz hastand – آن پسر ها دانش آموز هستند
• = generic noun is invariably singular when modified by plural demonstrative pronoun