Breakdown of بر خلاف سنتهای مرسوم، انتخابهای جسورانه همیشه جذاب هستند.
بودنbudan
to be
همیشهhamishe
always
جذابjazzâb
attractive
انتخابentekhâb
choice
Questions & Answers about بر خلاف سنتهای مرسوم، انتخابهای جسورانه همیشه جذاب هستند.
I see we are using بر خلاف for 'unlike'. Does it always require an ezâfe to connect to the next word?
Yes. بر خلاف is a compound preposition where خلاف (meaning contrary or opposite) must connect to the following noun or pronoun using an ezâfe. Here, it connects to سنتها (traditions), giving us bar khalâf-e sonnat-hâ-ye marsoom.
The word for bold, جسورانه, ends with -انه. Doesn't that usually make it an adverb like 'boldly'?
That is a great catch! While the -انه suffix does frequently create adverbs in Farsi, it is also used to create adjectives that describe actions, behaviors, or inanimate concepts. In this sentence, جسورانه acts purely as an adjective modifying the noun انتخابها (choices), so it translates to 'bold choices', not 'boldly choices'.
سنت already means tradition. Why is the adjective مرسوم added here?
You could definitely just say بر خلاف سنتها (unlike traditions). However, adding مرسوم (customary or conventional) emphasizes that we are talking about the mainstream, expected ways of doing things. This makes the contrast with the 'bold choices' much more striking.
Could the بر خلاف phrase go at the end of the sentence instead of the beginning?
Absolutely. You could say انتخابهای جسورانه همیشه جذاب هستند، بر خلاف سنتهای مرسوم. But just like in English, putting the contrasting phrase at the very beginning of the sentence is a natural stylistic choice to set the stage before delivering the main point.