No. 388 in Persian
آنان
"They" or "those (people)"
In a sentence
آنان کتابی برای خواندن انتخاب کردند.
They chose a book to read.
The word "آنان" is a formal pronoun meaning "they" and is used to refer to third-person plural subjects in a formal context.
آیا آنان میدانند که این جلسه مهم است؟
Do they know that this meeting is important?
Here, "آنان" is used in a question context, emphasizing its use in formal inquiry or communication.
معلم گفت که آنان باید در پروژه همکاری کنند.
The teacher said that they must collaborate on the project.
In this usage, "آنان" is applied in indirect speech to maintain a formal reference to a group.
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