Do metr, se metr, panj metr: the number and the noun
After a number the noun stays singular: do metr — two meter; panj kilometr — five kilometer. No endings and no agreement: the number counts, the noun names. Measures worth memorizing: nim — half, nim kilo panir — half a kilo of cheese. Rob — a quarter, rob-e saa’at — a quarter of an hour. do barabar — twice as much, where barabar means "equal", so literally "two equals". Devist geraam — two hundred grams, said…
How it works
After a number the noun stays singular: do metr — two meter; panj kilometr — five kilometer. No endings and no agreement: the number counts, the noun names. Measures worth memorizing: nim — half, nim kilo panir — half a kilo of cheese. Rob — a quarter, rob-e saa’at — a quarter of an hour. do barabar — twice as much, where barabar means "equal", so literally "two equals". Devist geraam — two hundred grams, said exactly the same way.
Table
| meaning | example | reading | what changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| one meter | یک متر | yek metr | nothing |
| two meters | دو متر | do metr | the number stands, the noun is one |
| three liters | سه لیتر | se litr | the same |
| five kilometers | پنج کیلومتر | panj kilometr | the same |
| two hundred grams | دویست گرم | devist geraam | the same |
| half a meter | نیم متر | nim metr | nim — the half |
| a quarter of an hour | ربع ساعت | rob-e saa’at | rob + ezafe |
| twice as much | دو برابر | do barabar | barabar — equal, so "two equals" |
By example
- اتاق من پانزده متر است.âtâge man pândah metr ast.My room is fifteen meters.
- هر روز دو لیتر چای میخورم.har ruz dâ litr chây mi-khâram.Every day I drink two liters of tea.
- نیم کیلو پنیر و دویست گرم نان بده.nim kilâ panir â davist geram nân beh.Give half a kilo of cheese and two hundred grams of bread.
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
Do metr, se metr, panj metr: how does it work in Persian?
After a number the noun stays singular: do metr — two meter; panj kilometr — five kilometer. No endings and no agreement: the number counts, the noun names. Measures worth memorizing: nim — half, nim kilo panir — half a kilo of cheese. Rob — a quarter, rob-e saa’at — a quarter of an hour. do…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“اتاق من پانزده متر است.” (âtâge man pândah metr ast.) — My room is fifteen meters. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.