Breakdown of بعضی از این گزینهها فایده دارند و بعضی دیگر فقط وقت را هدر میدهند.
و
and
این
this
ازaz
from
وقتvaght
time
داشتنdâshtan
to have
راrâ
definite direct object marker
دیگرdigar
other, else
فقطfaqat
only, just
بعضیba'zi
some
هدر دادنhadar dâdan
to waste
گزینهgozine
option
فایدهfâyede
benefit / use
Questions & Answers about بعضی از این گزینهها فایده دارند و بعضی دیگر فقط وقت را هدر میدهند.
How does the contrast ba'zi ... ba'zi digar work here?
It translates to 'some ... others'. Notice the first part uses ba'zi az (some of) because it introduces a specific noun phrase (in gozine-ha, these options). The second part, ba'zi digar (others), stands alone as a pronoun, so it drops the az (of).
Could I say ba'zi-ha instead of ba'zi digar for the second part?
You could say ba'zi-haye digar, but ba'zi digar is the standard, slightly more formal way to express 'others' when contrasting two groups. Just saying ba'zi-ha means 'some people' or 'some things' in general, missing the direct contrast of 'others'.
Why is the object marker ra used after vaqt? Doesn't ra usually mark specific nouns?
Yes, ra marks specific direct objects. Even though time sounds general in English ('waste time'), in this Farsi structure, vaqt is treated as a specific, known concept being actively wasted by these options, so it takes ra.
How does the verb hadar mi-dahand work?
It comes from the compound verb hadar dadan (to waste). hadar means 'waste' or 'ruin', and dadan is 'to give'. Since the subject is the plural options, the 'give' part is conjugated in the present tense for 'they': mi-dahand.
gozine-ha (options) are inanimate objects. Shouldn't the verbs be singular (darad and hadar mi-dahad)?
In Farsi, plural inanimate nouns often take a singular verb, but they don't have to! Using plural verbs like darand and hadar mi-dahand for inanimate plurals is grammatically correct and very common, especially in written or slightly more formal speech.
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