-am, -at, -ash: the tails of "my" and "your"
Belonging is a one-letter affair: khoonam — my house, khoonet — your house, khoonesh — his, hers. The colloquial set runs -am, -at, -ash, then -emoon, -etoon, -eshoon: khoonemoon — our place. The tail glues to whatever is owned, noun or whole phrase, and the pronoun disappears. Doostam az Shiraaz ast — my friend is from Shiraz. Gooshi-at kar nemikone? — your phone does not work? For example: “خانهام کوچک است” — The…
How it works
Belonging is a one-letter affair: khoonam — my house, khoonet — your house, khoonesh — his, hers. The colloquial set runs -am, -at, -ash, then -emoon, -etoon, -eshoon: khoonemoon — our place. The tail glues to whatever is owned, noun or whole phrase, and the pronoun disappears. Doostam az Shiraaz ast — my friend is from Shiraz. Gooshi-at kar nemikone? — your phone does not work?
Table
| Who | Tail | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | -am | khoonam | my house |
| you | -at | khoonat | your house |
| he, she | -ash | khoonash | his house |
| we | -moon | khoonemoon | our house |
| you (pl.) | -toon | khoonetoon | your house |
| they | -shoon | khooneshoon | their house |
By example
- خانهام کوچک استkhânam kuchek astThe house is small for me
- دوستم از شیراز استdustam az Shiraz astMy friend is from Shiraz
- گوشیات کار نمیکند؟gushiat kâr nemi-kâned؟Your phone does not work?
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
-am, -at, -ash: how does it work in Persian?
Belonging is a one-letter affair: khoonam — my house, khoonet — your house, khoonesh — his, hers. The colloquial set runs -am, -at, -ash, then -emoon, -etoon, -eshoon: khoonemoon — our place. The tail glues to whatever is owned, noun or whole phrase, and the pronoun disappears. Doostam az Shiraaz…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“خانهام کوچک است” (khânam kuchek ast) — The house is small for me. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.