Word
هر قدر قیمت ارز بالا میرود، به همان اندازه مصرفگرایی کمتر میشود.
Meaning
The more the price of foreign currency goes up, the more consumerism decreases to the same extent.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of هر قدر قیمت ارز بالا میرود، به همان اندازه مصرفگرایی کمتر میشود.
رفتنraftan
to go
شدنshodan
to become
قیمتqeymat
price
کمترkamtar
less
Questions & Answers about هر قدر قیمت ارز بالا میرود، به همان اندازه مصرفگرایی کمتر میشود.
How does the correlative structure هر قدر ... به همان اندازه work here, and why are both verbs in the indicative?
This structure translates to 'The more X, the more Y' (literally: 'however much X, to that same measure Y'). It uses the indicative present for both verbs (بالا میرود and کمتر میشود) because it states a general, factual economic trend rather than a hypothetical condition.
What is the difference between ارز and the regular word for money, پول?
While پول means 'money' in general, ارز specifically refers to foreign currency or foreign exchange. In Iranian news and daily life, قیمت ارز refers to the fluctuating exchange rate of major foreign currencies like the US Dollar or Euro against the Rial.
How is the abstract noun مصرفگرایی (consumerism) constructed?
It breaks down into three parts: مصرف means 'consumption', the suffix گرا means '-oriented' or '-ist' (creating a noun or adjective of tendency), and the final یی is the abstract noun suffix equivalent to '-ism'. So literally, it is 'consumption-oriented-ism'.
Is it necessary to use the comparative form کمتر (less) here, or could we just say کم میشود?
While the correlative phrase به همان اندازه (to that same extent) already sets up the mathematical proportion, using the comparative کمتر is much more natural here. Just like in English ('the more... the less'), it emphasizes the continuous, proportional decline in consumerism as prices rise.