Breakdown of ما رنگ فیروزهای را از نسبت هشت به دو به دست میآوریم.
ما
we
بهbe
to
ازaz
from
دوdo
two
هشتhasht
eight
راrâ
definite direct object marker
رنگrang
color
نسبتnesbat
proportion / ratio (mathematical, relation)
به دست آوردنbe dast âvardan
to obtain / to get (to gain, achieve)
فیروزهایfiruze'i
turquoise
Questions & Answers about ما رنگ فیروزهای را از نسبت هشت به دو به دست میآوریم.
The translation says "eight to two ratio". How do we structure this in Farsi, and is there a hidden ezafe here?
Yes, there is an ezafe. In Farsi, the word for ratio, نسبت, comes first, linked to the numbers with an ezafe. The structure is نسبتِ [عدد] به [عدد] (nesbat-e [number] be [number]). So, "an eight to two ratio" becomes نسبت هشت به دو (nesbat-e hasht be do).
The word for turquoise is فیروزهای. Is this related to the gemstone?
Exactly! فیروزه (firouzeh) is the noun for the turquoise stone. Adding the suffix ای turns it into an adjective describing the color. You've seen this before with other colors derived from nouns, like adding ای to قهوه (coffee) to get قهوهای (brown).
Why is the direct object marker را placed immediately after فیروزهای and not at the end of the noun phrase?
را marks the definite direct object of the verb. In this sentence, the direct object is solely رنگ فیروزهای (the turquoise color). The phrase that follows, از نسبت هشت به دو (from an eight to two ratio), is a prepositional phrase explaining how the color is obtained, so it sits outside the boundaries of the direct object.
The verb translated as "we obtain" is به دست میآوریم. What is the literal breakdown of this compound verb?
It literally translates to "we bring to hand." The infinitive is به دست آوردن (be dast āvardan), which is the standard and very common way to express "to obtain," "to acquire," or "to get" in Farsi. Since the verbal part is آوردن (to bring), it conjugates using its present stem آور.
Learn ما رنگ فیروزهای را از نسبت هشت به دو به دست میآوریم and more in Farsi
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free