Breakdown of امتحان ریاضی از پروژه سختتر بود.
پروژهporozhe
project
ریاضیriyâzi
mathematics
بودنbudan
to be
ازaz
from
امتحانemtehân
exam
سختsakht
difficult / hard
Questions & Answers about امتحان ریاضی از پروژه سختتر بود.
How are the words for exam and math connected if there is no word between them in the Farsi text?
They are linked by a spoken, but usually unwritten, sound called the Ezafe. You pronounce it as emtehān-e riyāzi. This short 'e' sound connects a noun to the word that describes it, acting a bit like saying the exam of math.
I thought az meant 'from'. Why is it translated as 'than' here?
You are right that az normally means 'from'! However, when making comparisons in Farsi, az is the exact word used for 'than'. You place it right before the thing you are comparing against, which in this case is poroje (the project).
How is the word for 'harder' built in this sentence?
By adding the suffix -tar to the end of a regular adjective. The word for 'hard' or 'difficult' is sakht. By adding -tar, you get sakht-tar, which means 'harder'. This works just like adding '-er' to adjectives in English!
What is the exact word order happening in this Farsi comparison?
Farsi sentences usually end with the verb, which is bud (was) here. For comparisons, the pattern is: [First item] + az + [Second item] + [Comparative adjective] + [Verb]. Literally, this sentence flows as: Math exam from project harder was.
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