Breakdown of دولت هر قدر یارانه میدهد، به همان نسبت نابرابری کاهش مییابد.
دادنdâdan
to give
دولتdowlat
government
کاهش یافتنkâhesh yâftan
to decrease
هر قدرhar qadar
the more / however much
Questions & Answers about دولت هر قدر یارانه میدهد، به همان نسبت نابرابری کاهش مییابد.
How does the 'the more... the more...' structure work in this sentence if I don't see any comparative adjectives?
In English, we use comparative words like 'more' or 'less' for this pattern. In this formal Farsi structure, you don't need comparative adjectives. Instead, it uses هر قدر (to whatever degree / however much) in the first clause, and balances it with به همان نسبت (in that same proportion) in the second clause to create the correlation.
Why are the verbs میدهد and کاهش مییابد in the indicative mood? Doesn't هر قدر usually trigger the subjunctive?
Often, yes! When هر قدر introduces a hypothetical or uncertain situation (e.g., 'however much it might give'), it takes the subjunctive. However, this specific proportional structure (هر قدر ... به همان نسبت) is used to state a general, factual rule. Because it describes a reliable reality rather than a hypothetical, both verbs stay in the present indicative mood.
Could I use به همان اندازه instead of به همان نسبت here?
Yes, absolutely. به همان نسبت specifically means 'in that same proportion' (from the Arabic root for ratio/relation). به همان اندازه means 'to that same amount/size'. In this context, both are perfectly natural and interchangeable to complete the second half of the correlation.
How is the word نابرابری (inequality) formed?
It's built from three parts that map perfectly to its English translation: the negative prefix نا (un-/in-), the adjective برابر (equal), and the noun-forming suffix ی (-ity). So it literally translates piece-by-piece to 'in-equal-ity'.