The plural: -ha, one ending for everything
English counts men, oxen, children; this language has one plural and it always works: stick -ha on the noun. Doost becomes doostaan in the bookish old plural for people, and both are alive — doostaan sounds a touch more written. After numbers the noun stays singular: do ketaab, two book. The plural only appears when the amount is not named: ketaab-ha bozorg hastand — the books are big. For example: “دوستان من از…
How it works
English counts men, oxen, children; this language has one plural and it always works: stick -ha on the noun. Doost becomes doostaan in the bookish old plural for people, and both are alive — doostaan sounds a touch more written. After numbers the noun stays singular: do ketaab, two book. The plural only appears when the amount is not named: ketaab-ha bozorg hastand — the books are big.
Table
| Word | One | Many |
|---|---|---|
| دوست — friend | دوست | دوستان |
| کتاب — book | کتاب | کتابها |
| خانه — house | خانه | خانهها |
By example
- دوستان من از شیراز هستندdustâne man az Shiraz hastandMy friends are from Shiraz
- کتابها بزرگ هستندketâbhâ bâzârg hastandThe books are big
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
The plural in persian?
English counts men, oxen, children; this language has one plural and it always works: stick -ha on the noun. Doost becomes doostaan in the bookish old plural for people, and both are alive — doostaan sounds a touch more written. After numbers the noun stays singular: do ketaab, two book. The plural…
How the plural is formed in persian?
English counts men, oxen, children; this language has one plural and it always works: stick -ha on the noun. Doost becomes doostaan in the bookish old plural for people, and both are alive — doostaan sounds a touch more written. After numbers the noun stays singular: do ketaab, two book. The plural…
What -ha means in persian?
English counts men, oxen, children; this language has one plural and it always works: stick -ha on the noun. Doost becomes doostaan in the bookish old plural for people, and both are alive — doostaan sounds a touch more written. After numbers the noun stays singular: do ketaab, two book. The plural…
How to say friends in persian?
English counts men, oxen, children; this language has one plural and it always works: stick -ha on the noun. Doost becomes doostaan in the bookish old plural for people, and both are alive — doostaan sounds a touch more written. After numbers the noun stays singular: do ketaab, two book. The plural…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“دوستان من از شیراز هستند” (dustâne man az Shiraz hastand) — My friends are from Shiraz. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.