Breakdown of دختر کوچک به اندازهی برادر بزرگ کمحرف و درسخوان است.
است
is
و
and
کوچکkuchak
small
بزرگbozorg
big / large
برادرbarâdar
brother
دخترdokhtar
girl / daughter
بهbe
to
اندازهandâze
size / amount
کمحرفkam-harf
quiet (person, not talkative)
درسخوانdars-khân
studious
به اندازهیbe andâze-ye
as much as, as ... as
Questions & Answers about دختر کوچک به اندازهی برادر بزرگ کمحرف و درسخوان است.
How exactly does be andâze-ye work in this sentence to mean "as... as"?
Literally, be andâze-ye means "to the measure of" or "to the size of". Here, it connects the subject to the person she is being compared with. The -ye at the end is the ezâfe linking the phrase directly to barâdar-e bozorg (the older brother).
Why is the comparison phrase be andâze-ye barâdar-e bozorg placed before the adjectives kam-harf and dars-khân?
In Farsi sentence structure, prepositional phrases and comparison blocks usually come before the adjectives they modify. Literally, the sentence flows as "The little daughter, to the extent of the big brother, quiet and studious is."
Do koochak and bozorg mean "younger" and "older" here, or just "small" and "big"?
While their primary translations are "small" and "big," Farsi frequently uses koochak and bozorg to mean "younger" and "older" when talking about siblings. This is exactly like saying "little sister" or "big brother" in English.
How are the compound adjectives kam-harf and dars-khân formed?
Farsi creates many adjectives by combining words. kam-harf combines kam (little/few) and harf (word/talk) to mean "quiet". dars-khân combines dars (lesson/studies) with khân (the present stem of the verb to read), literally meaning a "lesson-reader" or someone who is studious.
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