More expensive, cheaper, better: the -tar ending
Comparisons need no extra word: -tar goes on the adjective, and az pulls in the standard. In geran-tar ast — this one is more expensive. The irregular pair is small and old: khub, good, becomes behtar, better; bad becomes badtar. Ziyaad, much, becomes bishtar — the word of every second request — and kam, little, becomes kamtar: shekar-e kamtar, less sugar. The table gathers the ones the course uses. For example…
How it works
Comparisons need no extra word: -tar goes on the adjective, and az pulls in the standard. In geran-tar ast — this one is more expensive. The irregular pair is small and old: khub, good, becomes behtar, better; bad becomes badtar. Ziyaad, much, becomes bishtar — the word of every second request — and kam, little, becomes kamtar: shekar-e kamtar, less sugar. The table gathers the ones the course uses.
Table
| basic | comparative | reading |
|---|---|---|
| گران — expensive | گرانتر | geran-tar |
| ارزان — cheap | ارزانتر | arzaan-tar |
| خوب — good | بهتر | behtar |
| زیاد — much | بیشتر | bishtar |
| کم — little | کمتر | kamtar |
| گرم — warm | گرمتر | garm-tar |
| سرد — cold | سردتر | sard-tar |
By example
- این ارزانتر استin arzân-tar astThis is cheaper
- تابستان گرمتر استtâbestân gârm-tar astIn summer it is hotter
- نان بازار بهتر استnâne bâzâr behtar astBazaar bread is better
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
More expensive, cheaper, better: how does it work in Persian?
Comparisons need no extra word: -tar goes on the adjective, and az pulls in the standard. In geran-tar ast — this one is more expensive. The irregular pair is small and old: khub, good, becomes behtar, better; bad becomes badtar. Ziyaad, much, becomes bishtar — the word of every second request…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“این ارزانتر است” (in arzân-tar ast) — This is cheaper. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.