Learn Farsi: ما برنج را به نان ترجیح می‌دهیم، اما این غذاها وزن را افزایش می‌دهد. - We prefer rice to bread, but these foods increase weight.

When comparing two nouns, you mark the preferred item as the direct object using râ, and introduce the less preferred item with the preposition be (to). Here, we have berenj râ (rice + object marker) followed by be nân (to bread), which all comes right before the verb.

Why is the second verb midahad (singular) when its subject is in ghazâhâ (these foods - plural)?

In Farsi, when a subject is plural but non-human (like foods, objects, or concepts), the verb is almost always conjugated in the third-person singular. That's why we use midahad (it gives) instead of the plural midahand (they give).

Why does the phrase be nân (to bread) come between the direct object (berenj râ) and the verb?

The object marker râ must always attach directly to the noun it marks, so it cannot be pushed to the end of the sentence. The standard word order in Farsi places the direct object (berenj râ) before any prepositional phrases (be nân), with the verb at the very end.

How does the verb afzâyesh midahad work to mean "increase"?

It is a compound verb formed by the noun afzâyesh (increase or growth) and the light verb dâdan (to give). Literally translated, it means "it gives increase". midahad is the third-person singular present continuous form of .