Breakdown of کدام اتاق تمیزتر است، اتاق آبی، قرمز یا سبز؟
اتاق
room
بودنbudan
to be
تمیزtamiz
clean
کدامkodâm
which
یاyâ
or
قرمزgermez
red
آبیâbi
blue
سبزsabz
green
Questions & Answers about کدام اتاق تمیزتر است، اتاق آبی، قرمز یا سبز؟
Why is اتاق (room) singular after کدام (which) when there are three rooms to choose from?
The word کدام acts like a question adjective here, and in Farsi, nouns that follow کدام are almost always singular. Just like in English you say "which room" instead of "which rooms", Farsi keeps it singular: کدام اتاق.
The English translation says "cleanest", but doesn't تمیزتر mean "cleaner"?
Good catch! تمیزتر (tamiz-tar) is the comparative form, meaning "cleaner." The superlative form ("cleanest") is تمیزترین (tamiz-tarin). However, when asking "which one" from a specific list of choices, Farsi speakers commonly use the comparative -تر form, even if there are more than two options. You're literally asking, "Which room is cleaner [than the others]?"
How does the grammar work for listing the three colors at the end: اتاق آبی، قرمز یا سبز?
To describe a single noun with a list of adjectives, you only put the ezafe (the connecting e sound) on the noun itself. So it is pronounced otâq-e âbi, qermez yâ sabz. You don't need an ezafe on the adjectives, and you don't need to repeat the word اتاق for every color.
Why are the choices (blue, red, or green) placed at the very end of the sentence after the verb است?
In Farsi, it is very common and natural to ask the complete main question first (کدام اتاق تمیزتر است - Which room is cleaner?) and then add the specific choices as an afterthought or clarification at the end. You will hear this conversational structure frequently.
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