Word
پدربزرگم به اندازهی عمویم خسیس است.
Meaning
My grandfather is as stingy as my uncle.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of پدربزرگم به اندازهی عمویم خسیس است.
من
I
است
is
پدربزرگpedarbozorg
grandfather
عموamu
uncle (paternal)
Questions & Answers about پدربزرگم به اندازهی عمویم خسیس است.
Why does andâze have a -ye sound at the end in be andâze-ye?
The phrase be andâze literally means to the measure or to the extent. To connect it to the noun that follows it (in this case, amu-yam), you need the grammatical connector called the ezâfe. Because andâze ends in a silent h (which makes an e vowel sound), the ezâfe takes the form of a ye sound to bridge the gap smoothly.
Why is the word my written as -yam in amu-yam but just -am in pedar-bozorg-am?
It depends on the last letter of the noun. Pedar-bozorg ends in a consonant (g), so you simply attach the standard -am possessive suffix. However, amu ends in a long vowel (u). To make it easier to pronounce, Farsi adds a y sound to bridge the two vowels, resulting in -yam.
What is the correct word order for the adjective khasis when using be andâze-ye?
In sentences showing equal degree, the standard word order places the adjective near the end, right before the verb. The pattern is: Subject + be andâze-ye + compared noun/pronoun + adjective + verb. Putting khasis before the comparison phrase would sound very unnatural.
Does amu refer to any uncle?