Breakdown of این طرح جدید نه تنها کارآمد است، بلکه چندمنظوره هم است.
است
is
این
this
جدیدjadid
new
نهna
no
همham
also, too / both ... and / together / each other
طرحtarh
design
تنهاtanhâ
only (alone)
بلکهbalke
but also / but rather
کارآمدkârâmad
efficient
چندمنظورهchandmanzureh
multipurpose
Questions & Answers about این طرح جدید نه تنها کارآمد است، بلکه چندمنظوره هم است.
How does the "not only ... but also" structure wrap around the adjectives here?
The sentence uses نه تنها for "not only" and pairs it with بلکه ... هم for "but also". Notice how بلکه starts the second half, while هم is placed right after the new information, the adjective چندمنظوره, to emphasize the addition.
Can I drop the first است to make the sentence less repetitive?
Yes, it is very common and natural to drop the first است (is) and just say نه تنها کارآمد، بلکه... (not only efficient, but...). Keeping both verbs simply makes the sentence a bit more formal and emphatic.
What is the literal breakdown of the word کارآمد (efficient)?
It combines کار (work) and آمد (the past stem of the verb to come). Something that is کارآمد literally "came to work," meaning it is effective, useful, or efficient.
How is the adjective چندمنظوره (multipurpose) formed?
It is built from چند (several or multi) and منظور (purpose or intention), capped off with the suffix ه which turns the noun phrase into an adjective.
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