Breakdown of هفتاد درصد کارگران نگران نرخ تورم هستند.
بودنbudan
to be
هفتادhaftâd
seventy
نگرانnegarân
worried
کارگرkârgar
worker
Questions & Answers about هفتاد درصد کارگران نگران نرخ تورم هستند.
How do we say "of" in "seventy percent of the workers"?
You simply use the Ezafe vowel (-e). "Seventy percent of the workers" is haftaad darsad-e kaargaraan. You don't need a preposition like az (from/of) here; the Ezafe naturally links a percentage directly to the noun it quantifies.
Why is the verb plural (hastand) if "seventy percent" is the grammatical subject?
In Farsi, when a percentage describes a plural noun, the verb agrees with that noun (the logical subject). Since kaargaraan (workers) is a plural, human subject, the verb takes the plural form hastand.
Where is the Farsi word for "about" in "worried about the inflation rate"?
There isn't one! The adjective negaraan (worried) links directly to the thing causing worry using an Ezafe. So negaraan-e nerkh-e tavarrom structurally works like "worried of the inflation rate." You don't need to add a preposition like dar baare-ye (about).
Why use the -aan plural ending for kaargaraan here instead of -haa?
Both are grammatically correct, but -aan is a plural suffix used specifically for living things (people and animals). kaargaraan sounds slightly more formal or journalistic than kaargar-haa, which perfectly fits a sentence discussing economic statistics.