Back
Beginner

Possession

Ezāfe and suffixes

Possession with ezāfe

possessed + -e + possessor.

💬 Examples
کتابِ علی
ketāb-e Ali
Ali's book
📝 ezāfe + possessor name
ماشینِ من
māshin-e man
my car
📝 ezāfe + pronoun
Possessive suffixes attach to the noun

-am (my), -at (your), -ash (his/her) ...

📊 Possessive suffixes
Person Suffix Example
my -am کتابم
your (sg) -at کتابت
his/her -ash کتابش
our -emān کتابمان
their -eshān کتابشان
💬 Examples
کتابم
ketāb-am
my book
📝 -am = my (suffix)
خانه‌اش
xāne-ash
his/her house
📝 -ash = his/her
Two ways, same meaning

کتابِ من = کتابم.

💬 Examples
دوستم
dust-am
my friend
📝 Suffix version
دوستِ من
dust-e man
my friend
📝 Ezāfe version (same meaning)