Breakdown of این گیاهان مقاوم تا چه حد میتوانند در اسیدیتهی بالا زنده بمانند؟
این
this
درdar
in
توانستنtavânestan
to be able to
گیاهgiyâh
plant
Questions & Answers about این گیاهان مقاوم تا چه حد میتوانند در اسیدیتهی بالا زنده بمانند؟
How does tâ che hadd function in this sentence, and could I use tâ che andâze instead?
Both mean "to what extent" and are completely interchangeable here. The word hadd literally means "limit" or "boundary," while andâze means "measure" or "size." Notice how the phrase sits before the verb complex (mi-tavânand ... zende bemânand) that it questions.
I learned that the plural suffix -ân is for people and animals. Why is it used for giyâhân (plants)?
While -hâ is the standard plural marker for inanimate objects, plants and trees are a major exception. Farsi often treats them as semi-animate, so using -ân is very common and sounds natural, especially in slightly formal or scientific contexts like this one.
Why does the sentence use the subjunctive bemânand instead of the indicative mimânand?
It follows the modal verb mi-tavânand (they can). In Farsi, expressing ability uses the structure "can" plus a subjunctive verb. The compound verb here is zende mândan (to stay alive or survive), so its main verbal part (mândan) takes the subjunctive prefix be-.
The word for acidity (asidite) looks very familiar. Where does this come from?
It is a loanword from the French word acidité. In the early to mid-20th century, Farsi adopted a lot of scientific and academic vocabulary from French. You will often spot these loanwords because they end in the -e sound, matching English words that end in "-ity".