Breakdown of فصل دوم طولانیتر از فصل اول است.
است
is
ازaz
from
طولانیtulâni
long
اولavval
first
فصلfasl
chapter
دومdovom
second
Questions & Answers about فصل دوم طولانیتر از فصل اول است.
Why does the word for second (dovvom) come after the word for chapter (fasl)?
In Farsi, ordinal numbers that end in -om behave like adjectives. They come directly after the noun they modify, and you must connect them using the invisible -e sound called Ezafe. That is why 'the second chapter' is pronounced fasl-e dovvom.
The lesson is about ordinals ending in -om, but the word for first here is avval. Why not yekom?
The word for first, avval, is an exception. It is borrowed from Arabic and is the standard way to say 'first'. You will see yekom used in larger compound numbers like 'twenty-first', but on its own, always use avval. Just like the -om numbers, it follows the noun with an Ezafe: fasl-e avval.
How is the comparison 'longer than' formed in this sentence?
To compare two things, Farsi adds the suffix -tar to the end of the adjective, similar to adding '-er' in English. So tulâni (long) becomes tulâni-tar (longer). Then, you use the preposition az right after it to mean 'than'.
Are there any hidden sounds I need to pronounce in this sentence that aren't written in the Persian script?
Yes, there are two hidden Ezafe sounds. You need to say fasl-e dovvom and fasl-e avval. The short -e vowel linking the noun to its ordinal number is rarely written in the standard alphabet, but it is strictly required to connect the words.
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