Breakdown of هر کلنی به چقدر شهد و گرده نیاز دارد؟
و
and
بهbe
to
داشتنdâshtan
to have
نیازniyâz
need
هرhar
every
چقدرcheqadr
how much
کلنیkoloni
colony
شهدshahd
nectar
گردهgorde
pollen
Questions & Answers about هر کلنی به چقدر شهد و گرده نیاز دارد؟
Why is the preposition به placed before چقدر rather than right before the nouns شهد و گرده?
The compound verb نیاز داشتن (to need) requires the preposition به to introduce the object being needed. Because چقدر (how much) modifies the entire phrase شهد و گرده, the preposition must go at the very beginning of that complete object phrase.
The translation says "each colony", but can هر also mean "every"? Why isn't the noun pluralized?
Yes, هر can mean either "each" or "every". In Farsi, هر always takes a singular noun, similar to how we say "every colony" rather than "every colonies" in English. Consequently, the verb نیاز دارد is also conjugated in the third-person singular.
Could we use چند instead of چقدر in this sentence?
No, because شهد (nectar) and گرده (pollen) are uncountable substances in this context. چقدر translates to "how much" for uncountable nouns or general amounts, whereas چند means "how many" and is strictly used for countable items.
Does the question word چقدر change the standard word order here compared to a regular statement?
Not at all. Farsi maintains its standard Subject-Object-Verb word order in questions. The subject is هر کلنی, the prepositional object phrase is به چقدر شهد و گرده, and the verb is نیاز دارد at the end. The question word چقدر simply occupies the exact spot where the answer would be.
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