In, on, under: the prepositions of place
Every place is a preposition plus ezafe. Dar-e jabbe — in the box; roo-ye miz — on the table, the face of the table; zir-e takht — under the bed. In front and behind are jelooye and aghabe: jelooye dar — before the door; aghabe maashin — behind the car. Konaare panjere — by the window; miyaane darakht-ha — among the trees; ataraaf-e khune — around the house. The ezafe -e after each preposition is not decoration. It…
How it works
Every place is a preposition plus ezafe. Dar-e jabbe — in the box; roo-ye miz — on the table, the face of the table; zir-e takht — under the bed. In front and behind are jelooye and aghabe: jelooye dar — before the door; aghabe maashin — behind the car. Konaare panjere — by the window; miyaane darakht-ha — among the trees; ataraaf-e khune — around the house. The ezafe -e after each preposition is not decoration. It is the same glue that ties nouns — and now it ties the place to the thing.
Table
| preposition | example | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| در | در جعبه — dar-e jabbe | in the box |
| روی | روی میز — roo-ye miz | on the table |
| زیر | زیر تخت — zir-e takht | under the bed |
| جلوی | جلوی در — jelooye dar | in front of the door |
| عقبِ | عقب ماشین — aghabe maashin | behind the car |
| کنار | کنار پنجره — konaare panjere | by the window |
| میان | میان درختها — miyaane darakht-ha | among the trees |
| اطراف | اطراف خانه — ataraaf-e khune | around the house |
By example
- کیف روی صندلی استkif ru-yee sandâli astThe bag is on the chair
- کفشها زیر تخت استkâfshhâ zire takht astThe shoes are under the bed
- ماشین جلوی خانه استmâshin dzhelâye khâne astThe car is in front of the house
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
Ro vs rooye difference in persian?
Every place is a preposition plus ezafe. Dar-e jabbe — in the box; roo-ye miz — on the table, the face of the table; zir-e takht — under the bed. In front and behind are jelooye and aghabe: jelooye dar — before the door; aghabe maashin — behind the car. Konaare panjere — by the window; miyaane…
How to say under the bed in persian?
Every place is a preposition plus ezafe. Dar-e jabbe — in the box; roo-ye miz — on the table, the face of the table; zir-e takht — under the bed. In front and behind are jelooye and aghabe: jelooye dar — before the door; aghabe maashin — behind the car. Konaare panjere — by the window; miyaane…
Place prepositions dar rooye zir jelo aghab?
Every place is a preposition plus ezafe. Dar-e jabbe — in the box; roo-ye miz — on the table, the face of the table; zir-e takht — under the bed. In front and behind are jelooye and aghabe: jelooye dar — before the door; aghabe maashin — behind the car. Konaare panjere — by the window; miyaane…
Why ezafe follows a preposition in persian?
Every place is a preposition plus ezafe. Dar-e jabbe — in the box; roo-ye miz — on the table, the face of the table; zir-e takht — under the bed. In front and behind are jelooye and aghabe: jelooye dar — before the door; aghabe maashin — behind the car. Konaare panjere — by the window; miyaane…
How to say by the window in persian?
Every place is a preposition plus ezafe. Dar-e jabbe — in the box; roo-ye miz — on the table, the face of the table; zir-e takht — under the bed. In front and behind are jelooye and aghabe: jelooye dar — before the door; aghabe maashin — behind the car. Konaare panjere — by the window; miyaane…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“کیف روی صندلی است” (kif ru-yee sandâli ast) — The bag is on the chair. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.