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Sentence #786199

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 Eldad Eldad March 9, 2011 March 9, 2011 at 6:12:09 PM UTC link Permalink

Dear ghasemkiani,

You wrote:
او خانواده‌ی بزرگی دارد.

Why isn't it:
او خانواده‌ی بزرگ دارد.

Thanks,
Eldad

ghasemkiani ghasemkiani March 9, 2011 March 9, 2011 at 6:23:09 PM UTC link Permalink

This noun is in the indefinite form: "a big family". In Persian, the indefinite form of nouns (or noun phrases) (called نکره in Persian as opposed to معرفه [definite]) is formed using "یک" or "ی" (equivalent to the indefinite article "a" in English).

Eldad Eldad March 9, 2011 March 9, 2011 at 6:41:05 PM UTC link Permalink

Thank you very much, Ghasem. I thought this was the reason, but I wasn't sure.

Eldad Eldad March 9, 2011 March 9, 2011 at 6:43:48 PM UTC link Permalink

If I understood you correctly, we could also have the following sentence with the same meaning:

او یک خانواده‌ی بزرگ دارد.

 ghasemkiani ghasemkiani March 9, 2011 March 9, 2011 at 6:46:49 PM UTC link Permalink

Yes, you are right. But the former version seems to be more fluent.

Eldad Eldad March 9, 2011 March 9, 2011 at 6:51:38 PM UTC link Permalink

Thanks, I'll try to use your version then.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #375305Ha una grande famiglia..

او خانواده‌ی بزرگی دارد.

added by ghasemkiani, March 9, 2011
➜ #375305Ha una grande famiglia.

linked by ghasemkiani, March 9, 2011
➜ #505715Li havas grandan familion.

linked by Eldad, March 9, 2011
➜ #786202Ŝi havas grandan familion.

linked by Eldad, March 9, 2011
➜ #693922יש לו משפחה גדולה.

linked by Eldad, March 9, 2011
➜ #786204יש לה משפחה גדולה.

linked by Eldad, March 9, 2011
➜ #786206He has a big family.

linked by Eldad, March 9, 2011
➜ #786207She has a big family.

linked by Eldad, March 9, 2011
➜ #301226He has a large family.

linked by dr, March 7, 2013