Breakdown of همسرم همیشه به اندازهی مادرم دلسوز است.
من
I
است
is
مادرmâdar
mother
همسرhamsar
spouse
بهbe
to
همیشهhamishe
always
اندازهandâze
size / amount
دلسوزdelsuz
caring
به اندازهیbe andâze-ye
as much as, as ... as
Questions & Answers about همسرم همیشه به اندازهی مادرم دلسوز است.
How exactly does be andâze-ye translate to "as... as" in this sentence?
Literally, be andâze means "to the size" or "to the measure". When you add the ezafe connector -ye, it connects to a noun to mean "to the measure of" or "as much as". Here, be andâze-ye mâdar-am means "to the measure of my mother".
Why is there a -ye at the end of andâze?
The word andâze ends in a silent 'h' (ه). When you need to use the ezafe to connect it to the next word (mâdaram), you must add a 'y' sound to bridge the gap. For words ending in a silent 'h' or a long vowel, the ezafe is pronounced and written as -ye (ی) instead of just -e.
Why does the adjective delsuz (caring) come after the comparison phrase?
In English, we split the comparison around the adjective: "as CARING as my mother". In Farsi, the entire comparison block (be andâze-ye mâdaram) usually comes first, and the adjective (delsuz) sits right before the verb (ast).
What is the literal meaning of the word delsuz?
It literally means "heart-burning". It is made of del (heart) and suz (the present stem of the verb for burning). In Farsi culture, a "heart-burning" person is someone who is deeply compassionate, sympathetic, and caring toward others.
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