Breakdown of حقوق شما ده درصد بیشتر است.
است
is
شما
you (plural)
دهdah
ten
بیشترbishtar
more / most (of)
درصدdar-sad
percent
حقوقhoquq
salary
Questions & Answers about حقوق شما ده درصد بیشتر است.
What does the word for "percent" literally mean in Farsi?
The word for percent is درصد (darsad). It is literally made up of در (dar, meaning "in") and صد (sad, meaning "hundred"). So, "ten in a hundred" translates to ten percent.
I learned that حقوق (hoqouq) means "rights". Why does it mean "salary" here?
You are right! حقوق is technically the Arabic plural of حق (haq, meaning "right"). However, in everyday Farsi, it is also the standard word for "salary" or "wage" (the money you have a right to receive for your work). Notice that even though its form is plural, it takes a singular verb here: است (ast, "is").
How do we connect the words for "salary" and "your"?
They are linked using the ezafe vowel, which is an invisible "e" sound that connects a noun to its possessor. When speaking, you will pronounce this phrase as hoqouq-e shoma.
How is the word بیشتر (bishtar, "more") formed?
It is the comparative form of the word بیش (bish, meaning "much" or "a lot"). In Farsi, adding the suffix ـتر (-tar) to an adjective makes it comparative, which is exactly like adding "-er" to an adjective in English.
Does the number always go before the word for "percent"?
Yes! Just like in English, the number comes first. You say ده درصد (dah darsad), which is "ten percent". You also keep this whole percentage phrase right before the comparative adjective بیشتر (bishtar, "more").
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