He/she is your friend in Persian (Farsi): Doostet-e

Doostet-e in a sentence

Real lines from the course, said by the people you meet in it.

1. Ameer, your friend

   Doostet-e?

   Is he your friend?

   Module 4, lesson 6

2. Karan, your friend

   In? Doostet-e?

   This one? Is he your friend?

   Module 4, lesson 7

3. Maman Bozorg, your grandma

   In? Doostet-e? Ahle koja-st?

   This one? Is he your friend? Where is he from?

   Module 4, lesson 8

4. Ameer

   Som doostet-e?

   Is Som your friend?

   Module 6, lesson 2

What Doostet-e is made of

• doostfriend
• +-etyour
• +-eis

Doostet-e is three pieces: doost (friend), -et (your) and -e (is).

The ending -et is taught in Module 4, lesson 4: Your mom? Your dad?

The ending -e / -st is taught in Module 1, lesson 2: What's your name?

When to say Doostet-e

Ask about a photo: Doostet-e?

More about Doostet-e

Doostet-e means is he or she your friend. It is doost (friend), the ending -et (your) and -e (is), and it is a question, said with the voice going up. Ask about a photo: Doostet-e? or In? Doostet-e? The answer is Baleh, doostam-e. It is taught in Module 4, lesson 6, in the lesson called Friends, beside Doostam-e. The pair shows how a single letter changes the owner: -am is mine and -et is yours, with the same word and the same ending for is.

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