Breakdown of کدام کوه یکی از مرتفعترین کوههای این قاره است؟
است
is
این
this
ازaz
from
کدامkodâm
which
یکیyeki
one (of them), someone
کوهkuh
mountain
مرتفعmortafe'
high (elevated)
قارهqârre
continent
Questions & Answers about کدام کوه یکی از مرتفعترین کوههای این قاره است؟
How does the "one of the..." structure work in this sentence?
It uses یکی از (one of), followed by the superlative adjective مرتفعترین (highest), and then the plural noun کوههای (mountains). Remember that superlative adjectives ending in -ترین always come before the noun they describe, unlike normal adjectives.
Why use مرتفعترین instead of the more common بلندترین for "highest"?
While بلند is the common everyday word for "tall" or "high", مرتفع is a more formal, geographic term for "elevated". Since this sentence talks about geography like a continent (قاره), this formal word fits perfectly.
Why is the first کوه singular, but the second one (کوههای) is plural?
In Farsi, question words like کدام (which) are always followed by a singular noun, so we say کدام کوه (which mountain). The second one must be plural because the یکی از (one of) construction requires a plural group to select from.
Why is there an ezafe on کوههای but not on مرتفعترین?
Superlative adjectives that come before the noun do not take an ezafe. The ezafe on کوههای (pronounced as a "ye" sound here) is there to link "mountains" to "this continent" (این قاره), creating the meaning "mountains of this continent".
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