یکی از question here ~

Question

So my teacher is trying to say that when we want to say "one of the" and then use a superlative, we can use "یکی از" OR "از" and it will mean the same thing. I've only been studying for a couple years and am not an expert, but this doesn't sounds correct to me. Can anyone confirm this? Can explain further with more examples if needed.

Answer 1

"yeki az" یکی از followed by a superlative means "one of the"

e.g: "yeki az behreteen ketabha" یکی از بهترین کتاب ها = one of the best books

"yeki az arzaantareen ghazaha" = یکی از ارزانترین غذاها  one of the cheapest foods.

Also followed by a plural noun or pronoun

"yeki az inha" یکی از اینها  = one of these

"yeki az dokhtarha" یکی از دخترها = one of the girls

in comparative form only "az" از is used and it will mean "than"

e.g: "Mina az Sara bolandtar ast" مینا از سارا بلندتر است Mina is taller than Sarah.

"chai az nooshaabe behtar ast" چای از نوشابه بهتر است Tea is better than Soda.

"Or" in Farsi equals "yaa" یا

e.g: "chai ya ghahveh?" چای یا قهوه؟ = tea or coffee?

"yaa" یا can also mean "either ... or "

e.g: "ya chai ya ghahve minoosham" یا چای یا قهوه می نوشم I (will) drink either tea or coffee.