Breakdown of بعضی نمونهها عالی هستند، اما بعضی دیگر این معیار را ندارند.
عالی
excellent
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
اماammâ
but
داشتنdâshtan
to have
راrâ
definite direct object marker
دیگرdigar
other, else
بعضیba'zi
some
نمونهnamune
sample / example
معیارme'yâr
criterion / standard (benchmark)
Questions & Answers about بعضی نمونهها عالی هستند، اما بعضی دیگر این معیار را ندارند.
Why does the Farsi say ba'zi digar instead of adding a plural marker to mean "others"?
The phrase ba'zi ... ba'zi digar translates literally to "some ... some other". Farsi doesn't need to add a plural suffix to digar here because the idea of plurality is already built into the word ba'zi (some) and is reinforced by the plural verb nadarand (they do not have) at the end of the sentence.
The translation says "do not meet this criterion", but the verb is nadarand. Is that literally "do not have"?
Yes, exactly. While in English we talk about "meeting" or "satisfying" a standard or criterion, Farsi often uses the simpler verb dashtan (to have). Saying something "doesn't have this criterion" (in me'yaar ra nadarand) is the natural way to express this idea in Farsi.
Why do we need the word ra after in me'yaar?
ra is the specific direct object marker. Because the sentence says in me'yaar (this criterion), it points to a very specific, known thing that the samples do not have. Whenever a direct object has a word like "this" or "that" attached to it, ra is required right after it.
Since nemoone-ha (samples) are not living things, shouldn't the verbs be singular?
They can be, but they don't have to be. As a quick refresher: in Farsi, plural inanimate subjects can take either a singular or a plural verb. Using the plural verbs hastand (are) and nadarand (do not have) is perfectly correct and often sounds a bit more formal or deliberate than using their singular equivalents.
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