Word
از نظر آن دانشمند، هشتاد درصد بیلیارد فیزیک است.
Meaning
From the perspective of that scientist, eighty percent of billiards is physics.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of از نظر آن دانشمند، هشتاد درصد بیلیارد فیزیک است.
است
is
آن
that
هشتادhashtâd
eighty
درصدdar-sad
percent
Questions & Answers about از نظر آن دانشمند، هشتاد درصد بیلیارد فیزیک است.
Could I use the other phrase from this lesson, az didgâh-e, in this sentence instead?
Yes, you can seamlessly swap az nazar-e for az didgâh-e here. Both mean "from the perspective/viewpoint of" and connect to the noun using an Ezafe. az nazar-e is simply more common in everyday, conversational Farsi, while az didgâh-e sounds a bit more analytical or formal.
How do we say "percent of billiards"? Is there a connecting word missing in the written Farsi text?
Yes, there is an invisible Ezafe connecting the percentage to the noun! You must pronounce it hashtâd darsad-e biliyârd. Just like when you say "half of" something (nim-e), percentages in Farsi require an Ezafe to link them to the thing being measured.
What is the root of the word dâneshmand (scientist)?
It comes from dânesh (knowledge or science) plus the suffix -mand, which means "possessing" or "having" (similar to the English suffix "-ful"). So, a dâneshmand is literally a person who possesses knowledge.
Why isn't the specific object marker râ used after biliyârd?
Because there is no direct object in this sentence. The verb ast (is) is a linking verb that connects a subject (hashtâd darsad-e biliyârd) to its identity (fizik). The marker râ is only used with action verbs when they affect a specific, known object.