Adverbs of Place in Persian grammar are essential components for constructing meaningful sentences. They provide vital information about location or direction of actions taken in the sentence. They are often used to answer questions such as “Where?” or “In which direction?”. Mastering Adverbs of Place could considerably improve one’s fluency in Persian, whether in writing or speaking.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Adverbs of Place
1. Ł
Ł ŲÆŲ± *ŲØŲŗŁ* (beside) Ł
ŪŲ² ŁŲ“Ų³ŲŖŁ
.
2. Ų§Ł ŲÆŲ± *Ł¾Ų§ŪŪŁ* (below) Ł¾ŁŪŁŚ©ŪŲ“Ł Ų²ŁŲÆŚÆŪ Ł
ŪŚ©ŁŲÆ.
3. ŲØŚŁ ŁŲ§ ŲÆŲ± *ŲØŪŲ±ŁŁ* (outside) ŲØŲ§Ų²Ū Ł
ŪŚ©ŁŁŲÆ.
4. Ų§ŪŲ³ŲŖŚÆŲ§Ł Ų§ŲŖŁŲØŁŲ³ ŲÆŲ± *Ų¬ŁŁŪ* (in front of) Ų®Ų§ŁŁ Ł
Ų§ ŁŲ±Ų§Ų± ŲÆŲ§Ų±ŲÆ.
5. Ł
Ł Ų§Ų² *Ų±ŁŪ* (above) Ł¾Ł Ų¹ŲØŁŲ± Ś©Ų±ŲÆŁ
.
6. Ł¾ŁŪŲ³ ŲÆŲ± *ŁŲ²ŲÆŪŚ©Ū* (near) ŁŲ±ŁŲ“ŚÆŲ§Ł ŲØŁŲÆ.
7. Ś©ŲŖŲ§ŲØŲ®Ų§ŁŁ ŲÆŲ± *Ł¾Ų“ŲŖ* (behind) Ł
ŲÆŲ±Ų³Ł Ų§Ų³ŲŖ.
8. Ų§Ł ŲÆŲ± *Ų§ŁŲŖŁŲ§Ū* (end of) Ų®ŪŲ§ŲØŲ§Ł Ų²ŁŲÆŚÆŪ Ł
ŪŚ©Ų±ŲÆ.
9. Ų§Ł ŲÆŲ± *ŲÆŲ§Ų®Ł* (inside) Ł
Ų§Ų“ŪŁ ŲØŁŲÆ.
10. Ų§ŪŁ ŁŲ±ŁŲ“ŚÆŲ§Ł ŲÆŲ± *Ś©ŁŲ§Ų±* (next to) Ł¾Ų§Ų±Ś© Ų§Ų³ŲŖ.
11. Ł
Ł ŲÆŲ± *Ų²ŪŲ±* (under) ŲÆŲ±Ų®ŲŖ ŁŲ“Ų³ŲŖŁ
.
12. Ų§Ł ŲÆŲ± *ŁŲ³Ų·* (middle) Ś©ŁŪŲÆŁŲ§ ŁŲ±Ų§Ų± ŲÆŲ§Ų±ŲÆ.
13. Ł
ŲŖŲ±Ł ŲÆŲ± *Ų²ŪŲ±* (below) Ų²Ł
ŪŁ Ų§Ų³ŲŖ.
14. Ų§ŪŲ³ŲŖŚÆŲ§Ł Ł
ŲŖŲ±Ł ŲÆŲ± *Ų¬ŁŁŪ* (in front of) Ų³ŪŁŁ
Ų§ Ų§Ų³ŲŖ.
15. ŁŁ
Ū ŲÆŲ§ŁŁ
Ų§Ł Ś©Ų¬Ų§Ų³ŲŖ *ŲÆŲ§Ų®Ł* (inside) Ų®Ų§ŁŁ ŪŲ§ ŲØŪŲ±ŁŁ.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct Adverbs of Place
1. Ł
Ł Ś©ŪŁŁ
Ų±Ų§ ŲÆŲ± *Ś©ŁŲ§Ų±* (next to) Ś©ŲŖŲ§ŲØŲ®Ų§ŁŁ ŚÆŲ°Ų§Ų“ŲŖŁ
.
2. Ł
Ų±ŚÆŲ§Ł ŲÆŲ± *ŁŲ³Ų·* (middle) Ų§ŲŖŲ§Ł ŲØŁŲÆ.
3. ŁŁ
ŪŲ“Ł Ų§Ų² *Ł¾Ų“ŲŖ* (behind) ŲÆŲ± Ų®Ų±ŁŲ¬Ū Ł
ŪŚ©ŁŁ
.
4. ŲØŚŁ ŁŲ§ ŲÆŲ± *Ų¬ŁŁŪ* (in front of) ŲŖŁŁŪŲ²ŪŁŁ ŁŲ“Ų³ŲŖŁ Ų§ŁŲÆ.
5. Ų§Ł ŲÆŲ± *ŁŲ²ŲÆŪŚ©Ū* (near) Ų±Ų³ŲŖŁŲ±Ų§Ł Ś©Ų§Ų± Ł
ŪŚ©ŁŲÆ.
6. ŲØŲ§Ųŗ ŲÆŲ± *Ł¾Ų§ŪŪŁ* (below) Ś©ŁŁ Ų§Ų³ŲŖ.
7. Ų§Ł Ų§Ų² *Ų±ŁŪ* (above) Ł¾Ł Ų¹ŲØŁŲ± Ś©Ų±ŲÆ.
8. Ų§Ł ŲÆŲ± *ŁŲ³Ų·* (middle) Ų®ŪŲ§ŲØŲ§Ł Ų±Ų§Ł Ų±ŁŲŖ.
9. Ų¹ŪŁŚ© ŁŲ§ ŲÆŲ± *Ų²ŪŲ±* (under) Ś©ŲŖŲ§ŲØŲ®Ų§ŁŁ ŲØŁŲÆŁŲÆ.
10. Ł
Ł ŲÆŲ± *ŲØŪŲ±ŁŁ* (outside) Ų§ŪŲ³ŲŖŲ§ŲÆŁ Ų§Ł
.
11. Ų§Ł ŲÆŲ± *ŲÆŲ§Ų®Ł* (inside) Ų®Ų§ŁŁ ŲØŁŲÆ.
12. Ł
Ų§ ŲÆŲ± *Ų§ŁŲŖŁŲ§Ū* (end of) Ł
Ų³ŪŲ± ŲØŁŲÆŪŁ
.
13. Ų§Ł Ų®Ų§ŁŁ Ų§Ų“ Ų±Ų§ ŲÆŲ± *Ś©ŁŲ§Ų±* (next to) Ł¾Ų§Ų±Ś© Ų³Ų§Ų®ŲŖ.
14. Ś©ŲŖŲ§ŲØŲ®Ų§ŁŁ ŲÆŲ± *Ł¾Ų“ŲŖ* (behind) Ł
ŲÆŲ±Ų³Ł ŁŲ±Ų§Ų± ŚÆŲ±ŁŲŖŁ Ų§Ų³ŲŖ.
15. ŲŖŁŁŁ ŁŁ
Ų±Ų§ŁŁ
ŲÆŲ± *ŲÆŲ§Ų®Ł* (inside) Ś©ŪŁŁ
ŲØŁŲÆ.