Breakdown of برای بسیاری از مردم، سکوت مطلق خیلی تسکیندهنده است.
است
is
خیلی
very / many (of)
ازaz
from
برایbarâye
for
Questions & Answers about برای بسیاری از مردم، سکوت مطلق خیلی تسکیندهنده است.
How is the word تسکیندهنده (taskin-dahande) constructed?
It's a compound adjective meaning "soothing" or "relieving." It combines تسکین (relief or calming) with دهنده (giver), which is the present participle (or active participle) of دادن (to give). Literally, it translates to "relief-giving."
Why use بسیاری از (besyâri az) instead of خیلی از (kheyli az) for "many of"?
Both mean "many of," but بسیاری از is slightly more formal and written in style, which fits the thoughtful tone of the sentence. خیلی از is perfectly fine to use but is much more common in casual, everyday speech.
Is there an Ezâfe between سکوت (silence) and مطلق (absolute)?
Yes. Because مطلق (motlaq) acts as an adjective describing the noun سکوت (sokut), you must connect them with the unstressed -e vowel. It is pronounced sokut-e motlaq.
How would we apply the current lesson's focus to say "absolute silence is not soothing at all"?
To express "not at all" using the adverbial هیچ (hich), place it independently before the adjective and make the verb negative. The sentence would become: سکوت مطلق هیچ تسکیندهنده نیست (sokut-e motlaq hich taskin-dahande nist).