Word
او مقدار مواد را ده برابر میکند.
Meaning
He increases the amount of ingredients tenfold.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of او مقدار مواد را ده برابر میکند.
او
he/she
دهdah
ten
کردنkardan
to do / to make
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about او مقدار مواد را ده برابر میکند.
How do we say "increase tenfold" or "multiply by ten" in Farsi?
To multiply something or increase it by a certain factor, Farsi uses the compound verb structure [number] + برابر کردن (literally "to make [number] times"). Here, ده برابر میکند literally means "he makes it ten times", which translates to "he increases it tenfold".
Can I use برابر (barâbar) with other numbers the exact same way?
Yes! You can place any number before برابر to express scaling. For example, دو برابر (do barâbar) means "twice as much" or "double", and صد برابر (sad barâbar) means "a hundred times as much".
Is the word مواد (mavâd) singular or plural here?
It is plural. مواد is the Arabic broken plural of ماده (mâdde), meaning "substance" or "material". In cooking and recipes, مواد is the standard way to say "ingredients".
Why does the object marker را (râ) come after مواد instead of right after مقدار (amount)?
The word را must follow the entire direct object phrase. The object here is مقدار مواد (the amount of ingredients), which is linked by a spoken ezâfe (meqdâr-e mavâd). Therefore, را attaches to the very end of the whole phrase.