Breakdown of هر قدر نابرابری بیشتر میشود، به همان نسبت مردم به یارانه نیاز دارند.
بهbe
to
داشتنdâshtan
to have
نیازniyâz
need
شدنshodan
to become
مردمmardom
people
بیشترbishtar
more / most (of)
هر قدرhar qadar
the more / however much
به همان نسبتbe hamân nesbat
proportionately / by the same proportion
نابرابریnâbarâbari
inequality
یارانهyârâne
subsidy
Questions & Answers about هر قدر نابرابری بیشتر میشود، به همان نسبت مردم به یارانه نیاز دارند.
How does the 'the more... the more...' structure actually work here, given it doesn't repeat a word like in English?
Formal Farsi builds this proportional comparison using a pair of phrases. The first clause starts with har qadr (to whatever degree / however much) and the second begins with be hamân nesbat (in that same proportion). Instead of repeating a comparative word, Farsi explicitly states that the second action happens in the exact same proportion as the first.
Why do both clauses use verbs in the present indicative (mishavad and dârand) instead of the subjunctive?
Because this sentence states a general, factual correlation rather than a hypothetical one. When expressing a factual pattern (as X happens, Y happens), correlative comparatives of proportion use the indicative mood. You would only see the subjunctive here if the speaker were expressing an uncertain or hypothetical future scenario.
Why is the preposition be used twice in the second half of the sentence (be hamân nesbat and be yârâne)?
They are completely independent of each other. The first be is part of the fixed correlative phrase be hamân nesbat (in that same proportion). The second be is grammatically required by the compound verb niyâz dâshtan (to need), which connects to its object using be.
How is the noun nâbarâbari formed?
It is constructed from three distinct parts: the negative prefix nâ- (meaning un- or in-), the adjective barâbar (equal), and the noun-forming suffix -i (which acts like -ity or -ness in English). Together, they logically build the word for inequality.
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