Breakdown of حتی این طوفان هولناک هم بیسابقه بود.
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
همham
also, too / both ... and / together / each other
طوفانtufân
storm
حتیhattâ
even
هولناکholnâk
terrifying
بیسابقهbisâbeqe
unprecedented
Questions & Answers about حتی این طوفان هولناک هم بیسابقه بود.
Why are حتی (hattâ) and هم (ham) separated by the rest of the subject?
حتی (even) is placed immediately before the phrase it focuses on, which in this case is این طوفان هولناک (this terrifying storm). The additive particle هم is placed immediately after that same phrase. Together, they act like brackets emphasizing that 'even this specific thing' is included.
Is it grammatically required to include هم (ham) when using حتی (hattâ)?
It isn't strictly required, but it is highly idiomatic. In Farsi, حتی is very frequently paired with a post-posed هم (or sometimes نیز in formal writing) to reinforce the emphasis. Dropping هم would leave the sentence grammatically correct but it would sound less natural.
What are the building blocks of the adjective هولناک (howlnâk)?
It is made of the noun هول (howl), meaning 'terror' or 'fright', and the common suffix ناک (-nâk), which means 'full of' or 'causing'. You have likely seen this suffix in other intermediate words like خطرناک (dangerous).
How exactly does بیسابقه (bi-sâbeqeh) mean 'unprecedented'?
It is a compound of the negative prefix بی (bi-), meaning 'without', and the noun سابقه (sâbeqeh). سابقه translates to 'precedent', 'record', or 'history'. So, literally, the storm was 'without precedent'.
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