Breakdown of آیا له کردن شیشه خطرناکتر از بلعیدن آن است؟
است
is
آن
that
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
ازaz
from
خطرناکkhatarnâk
dangerous
شیشهshishe
glass
بلعیدنbal'idan
to swallow
له کردنle kardan
to crush
Questions & Answers about آیا له کردن شیشه خطرناکتر از بلعیدن آن است؟
Why does the Farsi sentence use the full infinitives له کردن and بلعیدن for 'crushing' and 'swallowing'?
In Farsi, the infinitive form of a verb (which always ends in -ن) is also used as a verbal noun or gerund. Just like we use '-ing' words as nouns in English, Farsi uses the full infinitives له کردن and بلعیدن to talk about the general act of doing those things.
How do we connect the action 'crushing' to the object 'glass' in له کردن شیشه?
When an infinitive acts as a noun, it links to its object using an ezafe (an 'eh' sound). You pronounce it as له کردنِ شیشه (leh kardan-e shisheh). The exact same rule applies to بلعیدن آن (bal'idan-e aan) which means 'the swallowing of it'.
The current lesson is about superlatives, but this sentence uses خطرناکتر. How does this contrast with a superlative form?
The suffix -تر (-tar) creates a comparative adjective ('more dangerous'), which is followed by از (az) for 'than'. If this were a superlative ('the most dangerous'), it would use the suffix -ترین (-tarin) and wouldn't be followed by از. This sentence is a good reminder of the difference!
What role does the word آن play near the end of the sentence?
آن means 'that' or 'it'. Here, it is a pronoun referring back to شیشه (glass). Instead of repeating the word for glass, the sentence smoothly says بلعیدن آن (swallowing it).
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