My without the word "my": -am on the end
Possession is a tail, not a word: -am, -at, -ash and the longer plural set. Ketaabam — my book; otaqham bozorg ast — my room is big; ketaabash dar kif ast — his book is in the bag. The tail glues onto whatever the thing is: a noun, a name, a whole phrase. To press the point you can still say ketaab-e man — book-of me — but everyday speech prefers the one-word version. Six tails, six persons, one table. For example…
How it works
Possession is a tail, not a word: -am, -at, -ash and the longer plural set. Ketaabam — my book; otaqham bozorg ast — my room is big; ketaabash dar kif ast — his book is in the bag. The tail glues onto whatever the thing is: a noun, a name, a whole phrase. To press the point you can still say ketaab-e man — book-of me — but everyday speech prefers the one-word version. Six tails, six persons, one table.
Table
| Who | Tail | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| I, my | ـام | ketaabam | my book |
| you, your | ـات | ketaabat | your book |
| he, she | ـاش | ketaabash | his book |
| we | ـامان | ketaabaan | our book |
| you (pl.) | ـاتان | ketaabetaan | your book |
| they | ـشان | ketaabeshaan | their book |
By example
- کلیدم گم شده استkelidâm gâm shâde astMy key got lost
- اتاقم بزرگ استâtâgham bâzârg astMy room is big
- کتابش در کیف استketâbash dar kif astHis book is in the bag
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
How to say my in persian?
Possession is a tail, not a word: -am, -at, -ash and the longer plural set. Ketaabam — my book; otaqham bozorg ast — my room is big; ketaabash dar kif ast — his book is in the bag. The tail glues onto whatever the thing is: a noun, a name, a whole phrase. To press the point you can still say…
Ketaabam ketaabat endings?
Possession is a tail, not a word: -am, -at, -ash and the longer plural set. Ketaabam — my book; otaqham bozorg ast — my room is big; ketaabash dar kif ast — his book is in the bag. The tail glues onto whatever the thing is: a noun, a name, a whole phrase. To press the point you can still say…
How is ketaabam read?
Possession is a tail, not a word: -am, -at, -ash and the longer plural set. Ketaabam — my book; otaqham bozorg ast — my room is big; ketaabash dar kif ast — his book is in the bag. The tail glues onto whatever the thing is: a noun, a name, a whole phrase. To press the point you can still say…
The -am ending on persian words?
Possession is a tail, not a word: -am, -at, -ash and the longer plural set. Ketaabam — my book; otaqham bozorg ast — my room is big; ketaabash dar kif ast — his book is in the bag. The tail glues onto whatever the thing is: a noun, a name, a whole phrase. To press the point you can still say…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“کلیدم گم شده است” (kelidâm gâm shâde ast) — My key got lost. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.