Case / Suffix Sticker
What sign sticks to the word?
معنا
A visible marker attached to a word that shows role, relation, number, tense, person, case, direction, or other grammatical function.
چطور آن را تشخیص دهید
Look for small endings that change the word's role or meaning.
نمونهها
-s|-ed|-ing|case endings|plural endings
dogs|walked|house's
The teacher corrected the students' essays.
Visual guide
word + suffix sticker --------------------- dog + -s -> dogs walk + -ed -> walked house + 's -> house's ending = grammar signal
Same job, different coding no ending: dog (context) word: plural marker + dog suffix: dog + -s -> dogs many endings can encode: role, number, time, person
نمای زبان
در زبان مادری شما
Persian has limited case-like marking: especially را and many suffixes, not a full case system.
نامه را برای دوستم فرستادم.
letter RA for friend-my sent-I.
در زبانی که یاد میگیرید
English has very little case marking, mainly in pronouns and possessive forms.
She saw him.
he/him = limited case marking in pronouns
Learners from case-rich languages may expect noun endings; learners from case-poor languages may still confuse he/him.
Usually lighter in your learning language
Do not over-transfer this pattern from your own language. It is often less explicit in your learning language.