Breakdown of یک خریدار پرسید که متراژ پارکینگ چقدر است.
است
is
یکyek
one / a, an
پرسیدنporsidan
to ask
کهke
that (conjunction)
چقدرcheqadr
how much
خریدارkharidâr
buyer
متراژmetrâzh
floor area / size (of property or real estate)
پارکینگpârking
parking
Questions & Answers about یک خریدار پرسید که متراژ پارکینگ چقدر است.
Why does Farsi use ke right before the reported question?
In Farsi, when you report a question using a verb like porsid (asked), you use ke as a bridge to connect the main sentence to the reported question. It works a bit like saying 'A buyer asked this: how much is the square footage?'. English doesn't use 'that' before a question word, but in Farsi, ke is the standard way to link them.
In English reported speech, we often change the tense backward (e.g., 'asked what it WAS'). Why does this Farsi sentence use ast (is)?
Farsi is much simpler than English when it comes to reported speech! Instead of shifting the tense backward, Farsi simply keeps the exact same tense the person used when they originally spoke. The buyer's direct question was 'The square footage ast (is) how much?', so the reported version just keeps the indicative verb ast.
Why doesn't the question word che-ghadr (how much) come right after ke?
In English, we pull question words like 'what' or 'how much' to the front of the phrase ('...what the square footage is'). In Farsi, question words usually stay in the exact same spot in the sentence where the actual answer would go. Since the answer would be placed right before the verb (for example, 'twenty meters ast'), che-ghadr sits right before ast.
The word metraj looks related to 'meter'. How is it used here?
metraj is a very common Farsi word borrowed from the French 'métrage'. It literally means 'measurement in meters' and is the standard word used in Iranian real estate and construction to mean the floor area or square footage of a property.
Is there an Ezafe linking metraj and parking?
Yes! When spoken, it is pronounced metraj-e parking. The Ezafe (the short 'e' sound) links the noun metraj to parking to show association, translating to 'the square footage of the parking'.
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