Learn Farsi: برای ساختن این طیف، رنگ‌ها به نسبت سه به پنج مخلوط می‌شوند. - To make this shade, colors are mixed at a ratio of three to five.

برای ساختن این طیف، رنگ‌ها به نسبت سه به پنج مخلوط می‌شوند.barâye sâkhtan-e in teyf, rang-hâ be nesbat-e se be panj makhlut mishavand.

To make this shade, colors are mixed at a ratio of three to five.

Breakdown of برای ساختن این طیف، رنگ‌ها به نسبت سه به پنج مخلوط می‌شوند.

Questions & Answers about برای ساختن این طیف، رنگ‌ها به نسبت سه به پنج مخلوط می‌شوند.

The lesson focuses on ratios like سه به پنج (three to five). What is the purpose of adding به نسبت before it?

The phrase به نسبت means "in/at the ratio of." While the core proportion is expressed simply by putting the preposition به (to) between two numbers (سه به پنج), adding به نسبت clarifies exactly what those numbers represent. Together, به نسبت سه به پنج neatly translates to "at a ratio of three to five."

I usually see طیف translated as "spectrum". Why is it translated as "shade" here?

You are right that طیف literally means "spectrum" or a "range" (like a spectrum of opinions or light). However, when talking about mixing paints or colors, Farsi speakers commonly use طیف to refer to a specific "hue" or "shade" located on that color spectrum. It sounds much more natural here than سایه (which means shade as in a "shadow").

Why does the verb use می‌شوند instead of می‌کنند for "mix"?

This is a great example of the passive voice. The active compound verb is مخلوط کردن (to mix). To make it passive ("to be mixed"), you replace the "doing" auxiliary verb (کردن) with the "becoming" auxiliary verb (شدن). Since the subject is رنگ‌ها (colors), it takes the third-person plural passive form: مخلوط می‌شوند (they are mixed).

In the phrase برای ساختن, why is the full infinitive verb used instead of a conjugated form?