Questions & Answers about درصد مالیات این کشور خیلی زیاد است.
How does the word for percentage, darsad, literally translate?
The word darsad is made of two parts: dar (in) and sad (hundred). So it literally means "in a hundred"! Here it functions as a noun meaning "percentage".
How do the first four words link together to mean "this country's tax percentage"?
They are connected by an ezafe chain—the hidden "e" sound that links nouns together to show possession or description. Darsad-e māliyāt-e in keshvar literally translates to "Percentage [of] tax [of] this country."
Why is ziyād used for "high"? Doesn't it usually mean "a lot"?
Exactly! In English, we say percentages or numbers are "high" or "low". In Farsi, we describe abstract amounts, numbers, and percentages as being "much/a lot" (ziyād) or "little" (kam). Using the word for physically high or tall (boland) would sound very strange here.
Does the word māliyāt (tax) have a plural ending?
Yes, it ends in -āt, which is a plural suffix borrowed from Arabic. It is often used in Farsi for official, legal, or bureaucratic words. Even though we translate it as the singular "tax" in this English sentence, Farsi treats it as a collective concept (taxes or taxation).