Breakdown of رنگهای پایه به نسبت چهار به دو مخلوط میشوند.
بهbe
to
دوdo
two
چهارchahâr
four
مخلوط کردنmakhlut kardan
to mix
رنگrang
color
نسبتnesbat
proportion / ratio (mathematical, relation)
پایهpâye
base / basic (foundation)
Questions & Answers about رنگهای پایه به نسبت چهار به دو مخلوط میشوند.
How is the ratio "four to two" expressed in this sentence?
It uses the structure you are currently learning: [Numeral] + be + [Numeral], which gives us chahār be do. In this context, the preposition be works exactly like the English "to" when expressing mathematical ratios.
Why is there an ezāfe connecting nesbat to the numbers?
The phrase be nesbat means "in the ratio" or "at the proportion". The ezāfe (the "e" sound) is required to link this noun phrase to the specific numbers that define it, making be nesbat-e chahār be do translate to "at a ratio of four to two".
Does pāye usually mean "primary" or "base"? I thought it meant "leg".
While pāye literally means "leg" (like of a chair) or "foundation", it is widely used as an adjective to mean "basic", "fundamental", or "primary". Therefore, rang-hā-ye pāye is the standard Farsi term for "base colors" or "primary colors".
The verb makhloot mi-shavand means "are mixed". How is the passive voice formed for this compound verb?
The active version of the verb is makhloot kardan (to mix). To form the passive voice for compound verbs ending in kardan, you simply replace the light verb with shodan (to become). Since the subject is plural (the colors), it takes the third-person plural present ending -and, resulting in makhloot mi-shavand.
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