Breakdown of با این معیار، مزیت این گزینه به مراتب بیشتر است.
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
باbâ
with
بیشترbishtar
more / most (of)
گزینهgozine
option
به مراتبbe marâteb
by far / considerably
مزیتmaziyyat
advantage
معیارme'yâr
criterion / standard (benchmark)
Questions & Answers about با این معیار، مزیت این گزینه به مراتب بیشتر است.
How does the phrase به مراتب work in this sentence?
به مراتب is a fixed phrase meaning "by far," "considerably," or "much." At the B1 level, you will frequently see it placed right before a comparative adjective, like بیشتر (more/greater) in this sentence, to emphasize a big difference between two things.
Why is there an unseen Ezafe connection after مزیت but not after این?
The Ezafe links the noun مزیت (advantage) to its modifier این گزینه (this option), so it is pronounced "maziyat-e in gozine". However, we never put an Ezafe after demonstrative words like این (this) or آن (that) because they just sit directly next to the noun they modify without needing a linking sound.
Could I just use خیلی instead of به مراتب?
Yes, you could absolutely say خیلی بیشتر است (is a lot more). However, به مراتب is a great vocabulary upgrade that sounds a bit more formal and precise, much like choosing to say "considerably greater" rather than "a lot more" in English.
How does a sentence like this tie into the lesson's theme of comparing "one" and "the other"?
While this specific sentence doesn't use the contrast pronouns یکی (one) and دیگری (the other), words like گزینه (option) and معیار (criterion/standard) are the exact vocabulary you need when setting up those contrasts. You would typically use a sentence like this to state your conclusion after weighing one option against the other!
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