How to use the indefinite article in Persian

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The Persian indefinite article

The indefinite article is what we call the words 'a' and 'an' in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. The English indefinite article 'a' is 'yêk' in Persian.

Examples

yēk dar

a door

yēk qāhar

a sister

yēk barodar

a brother

yēk šaxs

a person

yēk mard

a man

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Step 3 : The indefinite article in Persian

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. To learn to use the indefinite article in Persian, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns kitāb, sandali and dar (book, chair, door). Then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. The nouns together with the indefinite article are kitāb'i, sandali'i and dar'i (a book, a chair, a door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Persian including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Persian nouns kitāb, sandali and dar, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Persian).

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