Breakdown of کسی که به این زبان مسلط است، لغتهای سخت را بهتر درک میکند.
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
بهbe
to
زبانzabân
language
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بهترbehtar
better
کهke
that (conjunction)
سختsakht
difficult / hard
کسیkasi
someone, anyone
لغتloghat
word / vocabulary (dictionary word)
درک کردنdark kardan
to comprehend
مسلطmosallat
proficient / fluent (having mastery)
Questions & Answers about کسی که به این زبان مسلط است، لغتهای سخت را بهتر درک میکند.
How would we change this sentence to say "The more proficient someone is in this language, the better they comprehend difficult words"?
To use the correlative comparative structure from this lesson, you would say: هرچه کسی به این زبان مسلطتر باشد، لغتهای سخت را بهتر درک میکند. You add هرچه (the more) at the start, make the adjective comparative (مسلطتر), and change the first verb to the subjunctive (باشد).
Why do we use به (to) instead of در (in) to say "proficient in this language"?
In Farsi, certain adjectives are always paired with specific prepositions. The word مسلط (proficient, fluent, or having mastery) pairs with the preposition به. So, you literally say someone is "fluent to" a language or subject.
Since بهتر is the comparative form of "good" (خوب), how is it acting as an adverb ("comprehends better") here?
In Farsi, adjectives and adverbs often share the exact same form. Just as خوب can mean "good" or "well", its comparative form بهتر can act as an adjective (a better word) or an adverb modifying a verb (comprehends better). Placing it right before the verb درک میکند makes its role as an adverb clear.
Why is the direct object marker را used after لغتهای سخت? Aren't "difficult words" a general category here?
While "difficult words" might sound generic, in this context it refers to the specific difficult words belonging to the language just mentioned. Because the speaker is referring to a defined subset of words rather than just any words in the universe, it is treated as a definite direct object and takes را.
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