Breakdown of این بیمارستان چند طبقه دارد؟
این
this
بیمارستانbimârestân
hospital
چندchand
how many / several / a few
داشتنdâshtan
to have
Questions & Answers about این بیمارستان چند طبقه دارد؟
Why does the Farsi sentence use the singular word tabaqe (floor) when the English translation says 'floors'?
This is a major rule in Farsi! After numbers and quantity question words like chand (how many), the noun is always singular. Even though we are asking about multiple floors, Farsi literally says 'how many floor'.
Why is the verb dārad (has) used here instead of a plural form?
The verb always matches the main subject of the sentence. Here, the subject is in bimārestān (this hospital). Because 'this hospital' is a single thing, we use the 3rd-person singular verb dārad (it has).
Why does chand tabaqe come in the middle of the sentence instead of at the beginning like 'How many' in English?
In Farsi, question words usually sit in the exact same place where the answer will go. If the answer is 'This hospital has five floors' (in bimārestān panj tabaqe dārad), the question word chand simply takes the exact spot where the number 'five' would be.
Does tabaqe also mean the physical floor inside a room that I walk on?
No, tabaqe specifically means a 'floor', 'story', or 'level' of a building. If you drop your keys on the floor of your bedroom, you would use a completely different Farsi word (kaf).