Breakdown of اکثر خوشنویسیهای او بینظیر هستند.
او
he/she
بودنbudan
to be
بینظیرbi-nazir
unique / unparalleled
خوشنویسیkhoshnevisi
calligraphy
اکثرaksar
most (majority)
Questions & Answers about اکثر خوشنویسیهای او بینظیر هستند.
Why do we use aksar-e here instead of using the word az for 'of'?
In this lesson, you learned that many quantifiers use az, like ba'zi az (some of) or besyâri az (many of). However, aksar (most) is a common exception. It connects directly to the noun using the ezafe vowel -e. It is always aksar-e, never aksar az.
'Calligraphies' are inanimate objects. Shouldn't the verb be the singular ast instead of the plural hastand?
Usually, inanimate plural subjects take a singular verb in Farsi. However, when a sentence starts with a quantifier like aksar-e (most of) followed by a plural noun, speakers often use a plural verb to match it. Using the singular ast would also be grammatically correct here, but hastand is very common in this structure.
How does the word bi-nazir translate to 'unique'?
The word is built using the prefix bi-, which means 'without' or '-less', and nazir, which means 'equal', 'peer', or 'match'. Literally, it means 'without equal', which perfectly translates to 'unique' when talking about someone's art.
Where are the ezafe connections in the phrase aksar-e khoshnevisi-hâ-ye u?
There are two ezafe connections. The first is the -e connecting the quantifier aksar to the noun. The second is the -ye connecting the plural noun khoshnevisi-hâ to the possessive pronoun u (his). We use -ye instead of just -e because the plural suffix -hâ ends in a vowel.
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