به اندازهٔ

Equal Comparisons

Level 4

This bag + به اندازهٔ that bag + سنگین است.

How It Works

Name the reference. این کیف به اندازهٔ آن کیف سنگین است compares the first bag with the second in weight. اندازه takes an ezafe link to آن کیف; the reference is a phrase, not an extra subject.

Change the property. این اتاق به اندازهٔ آن اتاق روشن است compares brightness. A comparison of one property does not say that the rooms match in size, price or every other respect.

Read a negative carefully. این کیف به اندازهٔ آن کیف سنگین نیست commonly says it is not as heavy as that bag. Do not translate that ordinary reading as heavier. The predicate’s polarity changes the relation.

Compare a greater degree. این کیف از آن کیف سنگین‌تر است asserts greater weight. Keep the equal-degree phrase and the comparative suffix pattern separate rather than combining their pieces mechanically.

Examples (4)

  1. این کیف به اندازهٔ آن کیف سنگین است.

    This bag is as heavy as that bag.

  2. این اتاق به اندازهٔ آن اتاق روشن است.

    This room is as bright as that room.

  3. این کیف به اندازهٔ آن کیف سنگین نیست.

    This bag is not as heavy as that bag.

  4. من به اندازهٔ تو وقت ندارم.

    I do not have as much time as you.

How It Connects

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به اندازهٔLevel 4Equal Comparisons

Learn This First

Distinguish a greater degree from the equality pattern. Recognize the connector linking اندازه to its reference. Read the comparison predicate and its person.