Word
به عبارت دیگر، هر قدر عرضه کمتر میشود، به همان نسبت کالا گرانتر میشود.
Meaning
In other words, the more the supply decreases, the more expensive the good becomes in proportion.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of به عبارت دیگر، هر قدر عرضه کمتر میشود، به همان نسبت کالا گرانتر میشود.
شدنshodan
to become
گرانgerân
expensive
کمترkamtar
less
کالاkâlâ
product / good (merchandise)
Questions & Answers about به عبارت دیگر، هر قدر عرضه کمتر میشود، به همان نسبت کالا گرانتر میشود.
How does the 'the more... the more...' structure work here, since I don't see a literal translation of 'the more'?
In formal Farsi, this proportional comparative uses har qadr (however much) in the first clause and be hamân nesbat (in that same proportion) in the second. Unlike English, which just repeats 'the more', Farsi explicitly states that the second change happens in exact proportion to the first.
The lesson mentioned har qadr ke, but there is no ke in this sentence. Is it optional?
Yes, the conjunction ke is completely optional after har qadr in this structure. Dropping it, as we see here with har qadr arze kamtar mishavad, is very common and often makes formal sentences flow more naturally.
Why are both verbs (mishavad) in the present indicative tense? Shouldn't structures with 'however much' trigger the subjunctive?
Because this sentence states a general, factual economic law rather than a hypothetical scenario, it uses the indicative mood (mishavad). If it were expressing a hypothetical or uncertain future event, it would take the subjunctive (beshavad).
What does arze mean here, and what is its opposite in economics?
arze means supply in an economic context. At the B2 level, it is highly useful to know its counterpart: taqâzâ (demand), which together form the standard term arze o taqâzâ (supply and demand).