Breakdown of دانشمندان تا چه اندازه حاصلخیزی این مزرعه را بررسی کردند؟
این
this
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بررسی کردنbarresi kardan
to check / to inspect
دانشمندdâneshmand
scientist
مزرعهmazra'e
farm
حاصلخیزhâselkhiz
fertile
تا چه اندازهtâ che andâze
to what extent / how much (measure)
Questions & Answers about دانشمندان تا چه اندازه حاصلخیزی این مزرعه را بررسی کردند؟
Can I use 'tâ che hadd' instead of 'tâ che andâze' in this sentence?
Yes, they are completely interchangeable here. Both mean 'to what extent' or 'how much'. The word andâze literally means 'measure' or 'size', while hadd means 'limit' or 'boundary', but in this complex question format, they serve the exact same purpose.
Why is the question phrase 'tâ che andâze' placed after the subject rather than at the beginning like in English?
In Farsi, question words generally sit exactly where the answer would appear in a declarative sentence. Since 'to what extent' acts as an adverb modifying the verb, it naturally comes after the subject dâneshmandân (scientists) rather than being fronted to the beginning of the sentence.
Why does the object marker 'râ' come after 'in mazra'e' (this farm) if the scientists are examining the 'fertility'?
The direct object of the verb is the entire phrase hâselkhizi-ye in mazra'e (the fertility of this farm). In Farsi, the specific object marker râ always attaches to the very end of the whole noun phrase, not immediately after the head noun.
How is the noun 'hâselkhizi' (fertility) formed?
It is built from the adjective hâselkhiz (fertile) plus the noun-forming suffix -i. The adjective itself is a compound of hâsel (crop/harvest) and khiz, which is the present stem of khâstan (to rise or spring up). So it literally describes a place where crops spring up!
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