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این ماموریت از ماموریتهای گذشته خطرناکتر است، اما غواصها به اندازهی کافی شجاع هستند.
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This mission is more dangerous than past missions, but the divers are brave enough.
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Breakdown of این ماموریت از ماموریتهای گذشته خطرناکتر است، اما غواصها به اندازهی کافی شجاع هستند.
است
is
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
اماammâ
but
Questions & Answers about این ماموریت از ماموریتهای گذشته خطرناکتر است، اما غواصها به اندازهی کافی شجاع هستند.
In English we say "brave enough", so why does به اندازهی کافی come before شجاع in this sentence?
In Farsi, به اندازهی کافی works like an adverb that goes before the adjective it describes. So instead of "brave enough", Farsi phrases it as "enough brave" (به اندازهی کافی شجاع).
What is the literal breakdown of the phrase به اندازهی کافی?
به means "to", اندازه means "measure" or "size", the ی is the ezâfe connecting it, and کافی means "sufficient". Put together, it literally means "to a sufficient measure".
Why do we use از before ماموریتهای گذشته?
When making comparisons in Farsi, از is used to mean "than". It pairs with the comparative adjective خطرناکتر (more dangerous) to mean "more dangerous than past missions".
Why is there an extra ی in ماموریتهای گذشته?
That is the ezâfe linking the plural noun ماموریتها (missions) to its adjective گذشته (past). Because ماموریتها ends in the vowel ا, the ezâfe is written and pronounced with a ی to connect the sounds smoothly.