Breakdown of این دو نمونه تفاوت دارند؛ یکی ارزان است، اما دیگری گران است.
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
اماammâ
but
دوdo
two
داشتنdâshtan
to have
گرانgerân
expensive
ارزانarzân
cheap
یکیyeki
one (of them), someone
دیگریdigari
the other
نمونهnamune
sample / example
تفاوتtafâvot
difference
Questions & Answers about این دو نمونه تفاوت دارند؛ یکی ارزان است، اما دیگری گران است.
How do yeki and digari work together in this sentence?
They act as a pair meaning 'one' and 'the other'. The -i suffix added to yek (one) turns it into an indefinite pronoun ('a certain one'). Adding -i to digar (other) makes it digari ('the other one'). You will see them paired like this whenever contrasting two distinct things in a group of two.
Why is nemune (sample) singular if the sentence translates it as 'samples'?
This is a strict rule in Farsi: nouns that come immediately after a number must remain in their singular form. Because the number do (two) is used, nemune cannot take a plural suffix even though it refers to multiple things.
If the subject 'these two samples' is inanimate, shouldn't the verb be the singular darad instead of the plural darand?
Normally, plural inanimate objects do take a singular verb. However, when the action emphasizes their interaction or distinct individuality—like 'differing' from each other—using a plural verb like darand is completely natural and often preferred to show that multiple distinct items are involved.
How does tafavot darand translate to 'differ'?
It is a compound verb consisting of the noun tafavot (difference) and the verb dashtan (to have). Literally, it means 'they have a difference', which translates smoothly to English as 'they differ'.
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