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Adjectives

Following the noun via ezāfe

Adjectives follow the noun (with ezāfe)

noun + -e + adjective.

💬 Examples
ماشینِ قرمز
māshin-e qermez
a red car
📝 Adjective after the noun via ezāfe
گلِ زیبا
gol-e zibā
a beautiful flower
📝 noun-e + adjective
Adjectives don't change for number or gender

One form fits all.

💬 Examples
کتابِ خوب
ketāb-e xub
a good book
📝 Singular
کتاب‌های خوب
ketāb-hā-ye xub
good books
📝 Adjective unchanged in the plural
Predicate adjectives use the copula

adjective + 'to be' suffix.

💬 Examples
این خانه بزرگ است.
in xāne bozorg ast.
This house is big.
📝 Predicate adjective + است
هوا سرد است.
havā sard ast.
The weather is cold.
📝 Adjective + است