Breakdown of این نوشیدنی ارزش خریدن دارد.
این
this
خریدنkharidan
to buy
نوشیدنیnushidani
drinkable / beverage
ارزش داشتنarzesh dâshtan
to be worth (it)
Questions & Answers about این نوشیدنی ارزش خریدن دارد.
How does the word نوشیدنی fit the grammar rule of adding the suffix ی to an infinitive?
The word نوشیدنی is made from the infinitive نوشیدن (to drink) plus the suffix ی. According to the rule, this creates an adjective meaning "drinkable" or "fit to drink." However, in everyday Farsi, نوشیدنی is most commonly used as a regular noun meaning "beverage" or "a drink," exactly as it is in this sentence.
Since this lesson is about the suffix ی, could we use that rule to say "worth buying" instead of using the phrase ارزش خریدن دارد?
Absolutely! You can add the suffix ی to the infinitive خریدن (to buy) to make خریدنی (worth buying / buyable). You could rewrite the sentence as این نوشیدنی خریدنی است to mean the exact same thing. The phrase used in this sentence is simply another very common way to express worth.
Is there an Ezafe between ارزش and خریدن?
Yes, there is a spoken but unwritten Ezafe connecting them: ارزشِ خریدن (arzesh-e kharidan). Because Farsi infinitives like خریدن act as nouns (meaning "buying" or "the act of buying"), they can be easily linked to other nouns using the Ezafe.
Why does the sentence use دارد (has) when the English translation uses "is"?
In Farsi, worth or value (ارزش) is treated as a possession rather than a state of being. Instead of saying something is worth buying, Farsi speakers say it has the value of buying (ارزش دارد).
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