Word
افزایش شهرنشینی در این دهه نسبت به گذشته شتاب بیشتری دارد.
Meaning
Compared to the past, the increase in urbanization in this decade has a faster pace.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of افزایش شهرنشینی در این دهه نسبت به گذشته شتاب بیشتری دارد.
این
this
درdar
in
داشتنdâshtan
to have
گذشتهgozashte
past / last
Questions & Answers about افزایش شهرنشینی در این دهه نسبت به گذشته شتاب بیشتری دارد.
How does nesbat be differ from just using az for comparisons in this sentence?
While az is the standard way to say "than" in everyday comparisons, nesbat be translates more closely to "relative to" or "compared to." It is heavily used in formal, analytical, or academic texts to make complex comparisons sound more structured and professional. You could technically use az gozashte here, but nesbat be gozashte elevates the register to match the analytical tone of the sentence.
How is the abstract noun shahrneshini (urbanization) constructed?
It is a compound made of three parts: shahr (city) + neshin (the present stem of neshastan, meaning to sit or dwell) + -i (a suffix used to create abstract nouns). Literally, it translates to "city-dwelling-ness."
Why is there an -i at the end of the comparative adjective in shetāb-e bishtari?
That -i is the indefinite article, meaning "a" or "an". In Farsi, when a noun is modified by an adjective, the indefinite -i often attaches to the end of the adjective rather than the noun itself. So while shetāb-e bishtar means "faster pace", adding the suffix makes it shetāb-e bishtari, meaning "a faster pace".
Can the comparative phrase nesbat be gozashte be placed elsewhere in the sentence?
Yes, Farsi word order is quite flexible. In analytical texts, you will often see prepositional phrases like this moved to the very beginning of the sentence to set the context immediately: Placing it where it is right now, just before the object, is also very natural and common.