Designing with Fabrics
When discussing clothing design, you will often talk about a fabric's material (جنس), whether a piece is simple (ساده) or patterned (طرحدار), and the overall combination (ترکیب).
| These two fabrics have different materials. | این دو پارچه، جنس متفاوتی دارند.in do pârche, jens motefâveti dârand. |
Inclusive Correlatives: "Whether... Or..."
To express that an outcome remains the same regardless of two alternative conditions, Farsi uses the inclusive correlative conjunctions چه ... چه ... (whether ... or ...).
You can use these directly with adjectives or nouns to present the alternatives:
| Whether simple or patterned, this dress is stylish. | چه ساده، چه طرحدار، این لباس شیک است.che sâde, che tarh-dâr, in lebâs shik ast. |
Using "چه ... چه ..." with Verbs
When the alternatives involve actions or states of being, you can frame full clauses with چه ... چه .... If the verb is the same in both conditions, it is usually dropped in the second half for a more natural flow.
| Whether the fabric is thick or thin, the tailor sews it. | چه پارچه ضخیم باشد چه نازک، خیاط آن را میدوزد.che pârche zakhim bâshad che nâzok, khayyât ân râ midoozad. |
You can also use this structure to contrast two different objects within the same action, such as choosing between different patterns (الگو).
| Whether you use this pattern or that one, the result is not different. | چه از این الگو استفاده کنی چه از آن، نتیجه متفاوت نیست.che az in olgu estefâde koni che az ân, natije motefâvet nist. |
Sentence Placement
The چه ... چه ... structure is flexible. While it often appears at the beginning of a sentence to establish the alternatives right away, you can also place it at the end to emphasize the main outcome first.
| The material of this dress is excellent, whether it is velvet or silk. | جنس این لباس عالی است، چه مخمل باشد چه ابریشم.jens-e in lebâs âli ast, che makhmal bâshad che abrisham. |