Breakdown of سود شرکت بیست درصد کمتر از هزینهی آن است.
است
is
آن
that
ازaz
from
بیستbist
twenty
شرکتsherkat
company
سودsud
profit
درصدdar-sad
percent
هزینهhazine
cost / expense
کمتر ازkamtar az
less than
Questions & Answers about سود شرکت بیست درصد کمتر از هزینهی آن است.
How is 'percent' expressed in this sentence?
The word for percent is درصد (darsad). Just like in English, it comes directly after the number, so twenty percent is simply بیست درصد (bist darsad). If you break the word apart, در means 'in' and صد means 'a hundred'.
How does the 'less than' structure work here?
کمتر (kamtar) means 'less', created by adding the comparative suffix -tar to کم (kam - little). To say 'less than', Farsi uses the preposition از (az - from/than). So, کمتر از (kamtar az) translates directly to 'less than'.
What does آن (ān) refer to, and why is there a ی on هزینه (hazine)?
آن (ān) literally means 'that' or 'it', referring back to the company. To say 'its cost' (literally 'the cost of it'), Farsi uses the Ezāfe connector to link the words. Because هزینه (hazine - cost) ends in a silent 'e' vowel, the Ezāfe takes a 'y' sound, written with the letter ی. Together, هزینهی آن (hazine-ye ān) means 'its cost'.
Does the word order for 'twenty percent less than' match English?
Yes, in this phrase the word order matches perfectly! You just put the pieces in order: بیست (twenty) + درصد (percent) + کمتر (less) + از (than). Farsi comparatives often line up nicely with English when expressing amounts in this way.
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