Breakdown of این بزرگترین ساختمان شهر است.
است
is
این
this
بزرگbozorg
big / large
شهرshahr
city
ساختمانsâkhtemân
building
Questions & Answers about این بزرگترین ساختمان شهر است.
Why does بزرگترین come before ساختمان, and why isn't there an Ezafe connecting them?
Normal adjectives come after the noun and use an Ezafe (like ساختمان بزرگ for "the big building"). But superlative adjectives ending in -ترین (-tarin) are special. They always come before the noun they describe, and they do not take an Ezafe. So it is just بزرگترین ساختمان.
Is there an Ezafe between ساختمان and شهر?
Yes! Even though the English translation says "in the city," Farsi often connects a place to a noun using an Ezafe, similar to saying "the city's building." So you need an Ezafe here, pronouncing it as ساختمانِ شهر (sakhteman-e shahr).
Could I use the preposition در (dar) and say این بزرگترین ساختمان در شهر است?
You could, but using the Ezafe to link the noun and the place (ساختمانِ شهر) is the most natural and common way in Farsi to say "the biggest [noun] in a [place]."
How is the word بزرگترین built in this sentence?
It is made of the base adjective بزرگ (big) plus the superlative suffix -ترین (-tarin), which means "-est" or "the most." Whenever you add -ترین to an adjective, it moves to the front of the noun!
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