-tar and -tarin: bigger and the biggest
Comparison is an ending, not a word: bozorg — big, bozorg-tar — bigger, bozorg-tarin — biggest. The standard of comparison comes with az: in apartemaan bozorg-tar ast — this apartment is bigger. Two adjectives are old irregulars: khub, good, gives behtar and behtarin; bad gives badtar and badtarin. Shoghl-e man behtar ast — my job is better. Emtehaan sakht-tarin bood — the exam was the hardest. For example: “این…
How it works
Comparison is an ending, not a word: bozorg — big, bozorg-tar — bigger, bozorg-tarin — biggest. The standard of comparison comes with az: in apartemaan bozorg-tar ast — this apartment is bigger. Two adjectives are old irregulars: khub, good, gives behtar and behtarin; bad gives badtar and badtarin. Shoghl-e man behtar ast — my job is better. Emtehaan sakht-tarin bood — the exam was the hardest.
Table
| basic | comparative | superlative |
|---|---|---|
| بزرگ (bozorg) | بزرگتر (bozorg-tar) | بزرگترین (bozorg-tarin) |
| کوچک (koochak) | کوچکتر (koochak-tar) | کوچکترین (koochak-tarin) |
| خوب (khub) | بهتر (behtar) | بهترین (behtarin) |
| بد (bad) | بدتر (badtar) | بدترین (badtarin) |
| زیاد (ziyaad) | بیشتر (bishtar) | بیشترین (bishtarin) |
| کم (kam) | کمتر (kamtar) | کمترین (kamtarin) |
By example
- این آپارتمان بزرگتر استin âpârtemân bâzârg-tar astThis apartment is bigger
- شغل من بهتر استshâgle man behtar astMy job is better
- امتحان سختترین بودemtehân sakht-tarin budThe exam was the hardest
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
-tar and -tarin: how does it work in Persian?
Comparison is an ending, not a word: bozorg — big, bozorg-tar — bigger, bozorg-tarin — biggest. The standard of comparison comes with az: in apartemaan bozorg-tar ast — this apartment is bigger. Two adjectives are old irregulars: khub, good, gives behtar and behtarin; bad gives badtar and badtarin.…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“این آپارتمان بزرگتر است” (in âpârtemân bâzârg-tar ast) — This apartment is bigger. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.