Word
خرید عمده خیلی ارزانتر است.
Meaning
Wholesale buying is much cheaper.
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Questions & Answers about خرید عمده خیلی ارزانتر است.
How are the words connected in خرید عمده, and what exactly does عمده mean here?
They are connected by the unseen ezafe vowel (pronounced kharid-e 'omde). عمده typically means "major" or "main" in formal texts, but in a commercial context like this, it specifically means "wholesale" or "bulk".
Why is خیلی used before ارزانتر? Doesn't that literally translate to "very cheaper"?
In English, we must switch from "very" to "much" when using a comparative adjective. Farsi doesn't make this distinction. خیلی (kheyli) is used both for "very" (with regular adjectives) and "much" (with comparatives). Therefore, خیلی ارزانتر is the perfectly natural way to say "much cheaper".
خرید is the past stem of "to buy" (خریدن). Can a past stem act as a standalone noun like this?
Yes, this is a very common pattern! The bare past stem of a Farsi verb frequently functions as a verbal noun. In this sentence, خرید acts as a standard noun meaning the act of "buying" or a "purchase".
If عمده means "wholesale" or "bulk", what is its opposite if I wanted to say "retail buying"?
The direct opposite of عمده is خرده (khorde), which means "retail" (or "small fragments"). You will often see these words expanded into the business terms عمدهفروشی (wholesale business) and خردهفروشی (retail business).