The adjective after the word: degrees on -tar
The adjective follows its noun and is joined by ezafe: maadar-e saboor — a patient mother. Degrees are endings again: saboor-tar — more patient; saboor-tarin — the most patient. The standard comes with az: saboor-tar az man — more patient than me. The link verb carries the person: saboor hastam — I am patient; saboor hastand — they are patient. OO-sakhaavatmand-tarin mard — he is the most generous man — is a chain…
How it works
The adjective follows its noun and is joined by ezafe: maadar-e saboor — a patient mother. Degrees are endings again: saboor-tar — more patient; saboor-tarin — the most patient. The standard comes with az: saboor-tar az man — more patient than me. The link verb carries the person: saboor hastam — I am patient; saboor hastand — they are patient. OO-sakhaavatmand-tarin mard — he is the most generous man — is a chain the language builds without a single extra word.
Table
| meaning | form | example | translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| plain | saboor | maadar saboor ast | mother is patient |
| comparing | saboor-tar | saboor-tar az man | more patient than me |
| the top | saboor-tarin | sakhaavatmand-tarin mard | the most generous man |
| ezafe | -e after the word | maadar-e saboor | a patient mother |
| the I link | hastam | saboor hastam | I am patient |
| the they link | hastand | saboor hastand | they are patient |
By example
- مادرم صبورتر از من استmâdaram saburtar az man astMy mother is more patient than me
- او سخاوتمندترین مرد استu sakhâvatmandtarin mard astHe is the most generous man
- پدرم خوشاندامتر شده استpadaram khâsh-ândâmtar shâde astMy father has grown slimmer
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 adjective after the word: how does it work in Persian?
The adjective follows its noun and is joined by ezafe: maadar-e saboor — a patient mother. Degrees are endings again: saboor-tar — more patient; saboor-tarin — the most patient. The standard comes with az: saboor-tar az man — more patient than me. The link verb carries the person: saboor hastam — I…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“مادرم صبورتر از من است” (mâdaram saburtar az man ast) — My mother is more patient than me. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.