Breakdown of در این کشور پرجمعیت، افزایش مسکن به مراتب چشمگیرتر است.
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
درdar
in
کشورkeshvar
country
افزایشafzâyesh
increase
مسکنmaskan
housing
به مراتبbe marâteb
by far / considerably
پرجمعیتporjam'iyat
populous
چشمگیرcheshmgir
impressive / significant
Questions & Answers about در این کشور پرجمعیت، افزایش مسکن به مراتب چشمگیرتر است.
How do we use be marâteb to intensify the adjective in this sentence?
The phrase be marâteb translates to "by far" or "considerably". To make a comparison stronger, you place it directly before the comparative adjective. Here, it sits right in front of cheshmgirtar (more impressive) to show that the housing increase is not just slightly more impressive, but significantly so.
What is the literal translation of the word cheshmgir before the -tar suffix is added?
It literally translates to "eye-catching". It is a compound word made from cheshm (eye) and gir (the present stem of the verb gereftan, which means to catch or take). Adding the regular comparative suffix -tar makes it cheshmgirtar (more impressive).
Is there an ezafe linking afzâyesh and maskan?
Yes, they are linked by an ezafe (a short "e" sound) to form afzâyesh-e maskan. This connects the noun afzâyesh (increase) to maskan (housing/shelter) to mean "increase of housing" or "housing increase". Since this whole phrase is the subject of the sentence, there is no ezafe after maskan.
How does the prefix work in the word por-jam'iyat?
The prefix por- means "full of" or "lots of". When added to the noun jam'iyat (population), it turns it into the adjective por-jam'iyat (populous or highly populated).
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