Questions & Answers about کیفیت این فیلم بدتر است.
Since the lesson is about irregular comparatives, why isn't بدتر (badtar) irregular like the word for 'better'?
Good catch! While 'better' (بهتر) is an irregular comparative in Farsi, 'worse' is actually completely regular. You simply take the base adjective بد (bad) and add the standard comparative suffix -تر (-tar) to make بدتر (badtar). It is only irregular in English!
Where is the word for 'of' in 'the quality of this film'?
It is the invisible ezāfe vowel! When spoken, the phrase sounds like 'keyfiyat-e in film'. The short -e sound bridges the noun کیفیت (quality) to the specific thing it belongs to, این فیلم (this film).
If I want to say 'the worst film' instead of 'worse', do I still use بدتر?
No, بدتر specifically means 'worse'. For the superlative 'worst', you need to add the suffix -ترین (-tarin) to the base adjective. So, 'the worst film' would be بدترین فیلم (badtarin film). Remember that unlike most adjectives, superlatives always come before the noun they describe!
Is فیلم a loanword from English?
Yes, فیلم (film) is a direct loanword and means exactly what you think it means! It is pronounced almost identically to the English word. Farsi frequently borrows words for modern concepts and media directly from European languages.
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