My, your, his: the possessive tails
Possession rides on the end of the owned thing: -am, -at, -ash, then -maan, -taan, -shaan. Khetab-e man, my book, becomes ketaabam — one word, no pronoun. Kelidash gom shode — his key got lost, the -ash saying whose. The same tails answer to he, she and they alike: the language does not split genders. Whoever owns it, the ending is -ash. Hamkaaremaan mohandes ast — our colleague is an engineer. For example: “خانهام…
How it works
Possession rides on the end of the owned thing: -am, -at, -ash, then -maan, -taan, -shaan. Khetab-e man, my book, becomes ketaabam — one word, no pronoun. Kelidash gom shode — his key got lost, the -ash saying whose. The same tails answer to he, she and they alike: the language does not split genders. Whoever owns it, the ending is -ash. Hamkaaremaan mohandes ast — our colleague is an engineer.
Table
| whose | tail | example |
|---|---|---|
| my | -am (-am) | khune-am — khoone-am |
| your | -at (-at) | khune-at — khoone-at |
| his, her | -ash (-esh) | khune-ash — khoone-esh |
| our | -maan (-emaan) | khune-maan — khoone-maan |
| your (pl.) | -taan (-etaan) | khune-taan — khoone-taan |
| their | -shaan (-eshaan) | khune-shaan — khoone-shaan |
By example
- خانهام بزرگ استkhâneam bâzârg astMy house is big
- کلیدش گم شدهkâlidesh gâm shâdeHis key got lost
- همکارمان مهندس استhamkâremân mâhandes astOur colleague is an engineer
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
What does khoonam mean?
Possession rides on the end of the owned thing: -am, -at, -ash, then -maan, -taan, -shaan. Khetab-e man, my book, becomes ketaabam — one word, no pronoun. Kelidash gom shode — his key got lost, the -ash saying whose. The same tails answer to he, she and they alike: the language does not split…
Persian possessive endings am at ash?
Possession rides on the end of the owned thing: -am, -at, -ash, then -maan, -taan, -shaan. Khetab-e man, my book, becomes ketaabam — one word, no pronoun. Kelidash gom shode — his key got lost, the -ash saying whose. The same tails answer to he, she and they alike: the language does not split…
How to say his book in persian?
Possession rides on the end of the owned thing: -am, -at, -ash, then -maan, -taan, -shaan. Khetab-e man, my book, becomes ketaabam — one word, no pronoun. Kelidash gom shode — his key got lost, the -ash saying whose. The same tails answer to he, she and they alike: the language does not split…
How to say our house in persian?
Possession rides on the end of the owned thing: -am, -at, -ash, then -maan, -taan, -shaan. Khetab-e man, my book, becomes ketaabam — one word, no pronoun. Kelidash gom shode — his key got lost, the -ash saying whose. The same tails answer to he, she and they alike: the language does not split…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“خانهام بزرگ است” (khâneam bâzârg ast) — My house is big. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.