Bound personal pronouns are enclitic. They attach to their preceding word and form syllable with it. Bound personal pronouns fulfill different functions depending on the word they come after.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| First Person | م am |
مان emân |
| Second Person | ت at |
تان etân |
| Third Person | ش aš |
شان ešân |
Possessive adjectives
When bound pronouns come after a noun phrase, they function as possessive adjectives:
| پدرم pedar-am my father |
| مادرت mâdar-at your mother |
If the preceding word ends in a long vowel, the epenthetic consonant “-y-” appears between the word and the pronoun:
| صدایت sedâ-yat your voice |
| عمویت amu-yat your uncle |
Object Pronoun
When bound pronouns come after a verb, they function as object pronouns:
| دیدمش didam-aš I saw him/her/it |
| فردا میبینمت fardâ mibinam-at See you tomorrow |
After Prepositions
Bound pronouns are also used with prepositions, especially in spoken Persian:
| برایمان barâ-yemân for us |
| ازم az-am from me |