Breakdown of ماههاست که مغایر با سنت مذکور، روال تغییر میکند.
است
is
کهke
that (conjunction)
ماهmâh
month
تغییر کردنtaghyir kardan
to change (intransitive)
مذکورmazkur
the aforementioned / the said (general)
مغایر باmoghâyer bâ
contrary to / in conflict with (inconsistent with)
روالravâl
routine / normal course (procedure)
سنتsonnat
tradition
Questions & Answers about ماههاست که مغایر با سنت مذکور، روال تغییر میکند.
Since the lesson is about compound prepositions of opposition, why use مغایر با (moghâyer bâ) here instead of بر خلاف (bar khalâf-e)?
Both mean 'contrary to' or 'unlike', but مغایر با is significantly more formal and often used in journalistic, academic, or legal contexts, which fits the formal tone of this sentence. Remember that مغایر is followed by the preposition با (with), whereas بر خلاف connects to the following noun with an ezafe (-e).
Why does ماههاست (mâh-hâ-st) translate to 'It has been months' instead of 'Months are'?
This is a contraction of ماهها (months) and است (is). In Farsi, to express that an ongoing state or action has been happening for a certain duration, you combine the time period with است followed by که (that). Literally, it translates to 'It is months that', which is the standard way to say 'It has been months'.
What does مذکور (mazkur) mean in the phrase سنت مذکور (sonnat-e mazkur)?
مذکور is a formal Arabic loanword meaning 'aforementioned' or 'the said'. It acts as an adjective connected to سنت (tradition) by an ezafe. You will frequently see it in news reports or official documents to refer back to something previously mentioned, rather than simply using words like 'this' or 'that'.
Why is تغییر میکند (taghyir mikonad) translated as 'is changing' when it is conjugated in the simple present tense?
The simple present tense in Farsi (using the می prefix) can express both general facts ('it changes') and ongoing actions ('it is changing'). Although Farsi does have a strict present continuous tense using دارد (dârad), written and formal Farsi often prefers the simple present to express ongoing trends like a changing routine.
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