Questions & Answers about ارزش این فرصت خیلی زیاد بود.
Why do we use زیاد (ziad) here for 'high' instead of a word like بالا (bâlâ)?
In Farsi, بالا (bâlâ) is usually used for physical height, levels, or temperatures. When talking about the amount, extent, or worth of something like ارزش (arzesh, value), Farsi speakers naturally use زیاد (ziad, meaning much or a lot) to say the value was 'high' or 'great'.
Where is the Ezafe (linking sound) in the phrase ارزش این فرصت?
The Ezafe is attached to the first word, making it arzesh-e in forsat. Even though این (in, this) is a demonstrative word, you still need the Ezafe on the noun before it to show possession or relationship, translating to 'the value of this opportunity'.
This lesson is about past unreality. How would I change this sentence to say 'I wish the value of this opportunity had been very high'?
You would start the sentence with کاش (kâsh) or ای کاش (ey kâsh) for 'I wish'. Then, you must change the simple past verb بود (bud, was) to the past perfect tense بوده بود (bude bud, had been). The new sentence is: کاش ارزش این فرصت خیلی زیاد بوده بود.
I have heard فرصت (forsat) used to mean 'time'. Is that right?