Breakdown of تضعیف سیستم در یک در هزار مورد اتفاق میافتد.
یکyek
one / a, an
درdar
in
اتفاق افتادنettefâq oftâdan
to happen
سیستمsistem
system
هزارhezâr
thousand
موردmored
case, instance / object of (in 'mored-e ... qarâr gereftan')
تضعیفtaz'if
weakening
Questions & Answers about تضعیف سیستم در یک در هزار مورد اتفاق میافتد.
How does the word تضعیف fit into the 'ta-C1-C2-i-C3' pattern we are learning, and what is its root?
تضعیف (taz'if) means 'weakening' and perfectly follows the Arabic Form II (Taf'il) verbal noun pattern. If you remove the ta- prefix and the -i- before the last letter, you extract the root consonants ض-ع-ف (z-'-f). You likely already know this root from the basic adjective ضعیف (za'if), meaning 'weak'. This morphological pattern turns that core root into the action noun 'weakening' or 'the act of making weak'.
Why does the sentence use در twice in the phrase در یک در هزار مورد?
The second در is used to express the mathematical ratio, meaning 'one in a thousand' (یک در هزار). The first در acts as the preposition for the broader phrase, translating simply to 'in'. Put together, it literally reads as 'in a one-in-a-thousand case'.
How is مورد pronounced here, and are there similar-looking words to watch out for?
In this context, it is pronounced mored, meaning 'case', 'instance', or 'item'. It is a very high-frequency word in Farsi. Be careful not to confuse it with the similar-looking Arabic-derived word morad (intention or desire). When talking about 'cases' or 'instances', it is always mored (and its broken plural is موارد or mavared).
Could I use a different verb instead of اتفاق میافتد to say 'happens' here?
Yes, at the B2 level you will often encounter رخ میدهد (from رخ دادن), which also means 'happens' or 'occurs'. While اتفاق افتادن is perfectly natural and the most common choice for everyday speech, رخ دادن means the exact same thing but adds a slightly more formal, written, or journalistic tone to the sentence.
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