Breakdown of چای سبز به دلیل داشتن آنتیاکسیدان، بسیار مفید به شمار میرود.
چایchâi
tea
داشتنdâshtan
to have
سبزsabz
green
به دلیلbe dalil-e
because of / due to
مفیدmofid
beneficial
بسیارbesyâr
very, much (formal)
به شمار رفتنbe shomâr raftan
to be counted as / to be considered
آنتیاکسیدانântioksidân
antioxidant
Questions & Answers about چای سبز به دلیل داشتن آنتیاکسیدان، بسیار مفید به شمار میرود.
How does be shomâr mi-ravad literally translate, and how does it fit into the sentence structure?
Literally, be shomâr raftan means 'to go to counting' or 'to go to number'. It is a formal compound verb used to mean 'is considered' or 'is counted as'. The adjective or noun being attributed to the subject usually comes immediately before this verb phrase, just like mofid (useful) does in this sentence.
Why is the full infinitive dâshtan (to have) used after the phrase be dalil-e?
In Farsi, you can use an infinitive just like an English gerund (a verb ending in '-ing' that acts like a noun). Because it acts as a noun, it can comfortably follow a preposition. Therefore, be dalil-e dâshtan translates perfectly to 'due to having' or 'because of having'.
Where are the hidden Ezafe vowels in the phrase be dalil-e dâshtan-e ânti-oksidân?
There is an Ezafe after dalil because be dalil-e is a fixed prepositional phrase meaning 'because of'. There is also an Ezafe after dâshtan to connect the verbal noun 'having' to its object 'antioxidants', creating the chain dâshtan-e ânti-oksidân.
The lesson also teaches mahsub shodan (to be considered). Could we use it in this sentence instead?
Yes! You can swap the verb at the end to make it besyâr mofid mahsub mi-shavad. The meaning remains exactly the same. Both verbs are formal, but mahsub shodan is a bit more frequently used in slightly less formal spoken contexts than the highly literary be shomâr raftan.
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