Word
این سیب از آن میوه شیرینتر است.
Meaning
This apple is sweeter than that fruit.
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Questions & Answers about این سیب از آن میوه شیرینتر است.
How do I make a comparative adjective like "sweeter" in Farsi?
You simply add the suffix -تر (-tar) to the end of the adjective. It works just like adding "-er" in English! Here, شیرین (shirin) means "sweet", so adding -تر makes it شیرینتر (shirin-tar), meaning "sweeter".
Wait, doesn't از (az) mean "from"? Why is it used in this sentence?
You have a great memory! از (az) normally translates to "from". However, in Farsi comparisons, it acts as the word "than". So while از آن میوه (az aan miveh) literally translates to "from that fruit", in this context it means "than that fruit".
What is the standard word order for making comparisons?
Because Farsi puts the verb at the very end of the sentence, a comparison follows this pattern: [Thing 1] + از (than) + [Thing 2] + [Adjective + تر] + [Verb]. You can see that exactly here: [این سیب] + [از] + [آن میوه] + [شیرینتر] + [است].
Do the pointing words این (in, this) and آن (aan, that) ever change their form?
No, they don't! Farsi does not have grammatical gender, so you never have to worry about matching masculine or feminine forms. Words like این and آن always stay exactly the same, no matter what noun follows them.