Word
دیروز دیدمش؛ عملکرد او به مراتب بهتر است.
Meaning
I saw him yesterday; his performance is by far better.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of دیروز دیدمش؛ عملکرد او به مراتب بهتر است.
او
he/she
بودنbudan
to be
دیدنdidan
to see / to watch
بهترbehtar
better
Questions & Answers about دیروز دیدمش؛ عملکرد او به مراتب بهتر است.
How does به مراتب (be marâteb) change the meaning of the comparative adjective بهتر (behtar) in this sentence?
The phrase به مراتب translates to "by far" or "considerably". When placed directly before a comparative adjective like بهتر (better), it acts as an intensifier, emphasizing that the difference in performance is very large.
Could I change the word order and put به مراتب (be marâteb) at the end of the sentence?
No, به مراتب needs to be placed directly before the comparative adjective it is intensifying. It must sit right next to بهتر (better) to clearly show exactly what is "by far" better.
Why is the phrase "I saw him" written as one word, دیدمش (didamesh), instead of او را دیدم (u râ didam)?
دیدمش uses the enclitic (attached) object pronoun ـش (-esh) attached directly to the end of the verb دیدم (I saw). While او را دیدم is also completely correct, attaching the pronoun to the verb is a great habit to review at this level because it sounds much more natural and concise in everyday Farsi.
What makes up the word عملکرد (amalkard) for "performance"?
It is a compound noun formed by combining عمل (amal), meaning "action" or "deed", and کرد (kard), the past stem of the verb "to do". Together, they literally mean "action done", which perfectly expresses "performance" or "functioning".