Breakdown of به گفتهی مجله، بیست درصد مردم این استایل را ترجیح میدهند.
این
this
بیستbist
twenty
راrâ
definite direct object marker
مجلهmajalle
magazine
مردمmardom
people
درصدdar-sad
percent
ترجیح دادنtarjih dâdan
to prefer
به گفتهیbe gofte-ye
according to / in the words of (someone)
استایلestâyl
style
Questions & Answers about به گفتهی مجله، بیست درصد مردم این استایل را ترجیح میدهند.
How does the phrase be gofte-ye connect to the noun here, and could we use be naql az instead?
The phrase be gofte-ye translates to "according to" or "in the words of." Because it ends in a vowel, it connects to the source (majalle, meaning magazine) using the ezāfe suffix -ye. You could use be naql az here, but the grammar changes: it doesn't use an ezāfe. You would simply say be naql az majalle. be gofte-ye feels a bit more natural for "according to a publication," while be naql az strongly implies "quoting a specific report from."
Do I need to pronounce an ezāfe between darsad (percent) and mardom (people)?
Yes, you should pronounce it as bist darsad-e mardom. When a percentage acts as a quantifier for a noun, the two words are connected with an ezāfe.
Why is the verb tarjih midahand plural if the subject starts with a number?
In Farsi, when a subject refers to a group of human beings (like mardom, which means people), the verb is almost always plural, even when quantified by a number or percentage. If the percentage referred to inanimate objects, the verb would usually be singular.
Is estāyl a common word in Farsi, or should I be using a native Farsi word?
estāyl is a very common English loanword in modern conversational Farsi, especially when discussing fashion, clothing, or personal aesthetic. While you could use native words like sabk (which is more formal and used for literary or artistic style) or tipp (used for someone's physical look), estāyl is completely natural in everyday spoken Farsi.
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