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What is the most used to 'they' in Farsi 'Anha' or 'Ishan'?

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rodrigoskiner
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You can say both of them but " Ishan" is much more formal than " Anha". Honestly we have 3 ways of saying " THEY" in Farsi:

- " Ishan" ایشان which is very formal"
- " Anha" آنهاnormal way of saying THEY
- " oona" اونا which is very colloquial

Look at the sentences below:

آنها را دیدم./ Anha ra didam.= I saw them.
اونا رو دیدم. / oona ro didam. = I saw them.
ایشان را دیدم./ Isgan ra didam.
in all the above sentences " Anha" is an OBJECT. Now look when it is a SUBJECT.

آنها رفتند./ Anha raftand.= They went.
اونا رفتن. / oona raftan. = They went.
ایشان رفتند./ Isgan ra raftand. They went.

Hope this will help you my friend.
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Anha , آنها

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Sajad
Jul 17, 2012
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hny anha is comment but ishan is very formal for example if you want to write a letter to a company they use ishan but to a friend we use anha and in a conversation we use onha.But both have the same meaning