Breakdown of نرخ تورم در این سال به پانزده درصد رسید.
این
this
درdar
in
بهbe
to
پانزدهpânzdah
fifteen
سالsâl
year
رسیدنrasidan
to arrive
درصدdar-sad
percent
تورمtavarrom
inflation
نرخnerkh
rate
Questions & Answers about نرخ تورم در این سال به پانزده درصد رسید.
Why is there a be (به) right before the percentage?
In Farsi, the verb residan (to reach/arrive) requires the preposition be (to). While in English we just say "reached fifteen percent", in Farsi you literally say "arrived to fifteen percent" (be punzdah darsad resid).
How do we structure the phrase "fifteen percent" in Farsi?
You simply place the number before the word darsad (percent). Here, it is punzdah (15) followed by darsad. The word order is exactly the same as in English.
The number fifteen is plural. Why is the verb resid in the singular form?
The verb agrees with the main subject of the sentence, which is nerkh (rate). Since the word "rate" is singular, the verb takes the singular form resid. The percentage is just the target that the rate reached, not the subject itself.
How is the phrase for "inflation rate" constructed here?
It uses the ezafe vowel to link two nouns. Nerkh means "rate" and tavarrom means "inflation". The invisible ezafe connects them to mean "rate of inflation" (nerkh-e tavarrom).
The sentence uses dar in saal for "this year". Could I just use the word emsaal?
Yes, emsaal means "this year" and works perfectly in everyday conversation. However, dar in saal (literally "in this year") is slightly more formal and often used in news or financial reports, which perfectly fits the context of discussing inflation.
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