"Not Anymore": دیگر with Negative Verbs
To express that a habit, state, or action has been discontinued—meaning you do it "no longer" or "not anymore"—Farsi pairs the adverb دیگر with a negative verb.
While دیگر often translates to "other" or "else" in positive contexts, combining it with a negated verb transforms its meaning entirely. It is usually placed early in the sentence, right after the subject.
| I do not want this wired phone anymore. | من دیگر این گوشی سیمدار را نمیخواهم.man digar in gushi simdâr râ nemikhâham. |
| CDs are obsolete and we do not buy them anymore. | سیدیها منسوخ هستند و ما دیگر آنها را نمیخریم.si-di-hâ mansukh hastand va mâ digar ânhâ râ nemikharim. |
Phasing Out Obsolete Tech
As technology advances, we inevitably phase out outdated gadgets like wired phones (گوشیهای سیمدار) and CDs (سیدیها). Use دیگر to talk about the items you have replaced because they are too slow (کند) or completely obsolete (منسوخ).
| This CD doesn't work anymore; we are forced to use a flash drive. | این سیدی دیگر کار نمیکند، مجبور هستیم که از فلش استفاده کنیم.in si-di digar kâr nemikonad, majbur hastim ke az felesh estefâde konim. |
| We replaced the slow laptop and we don't use it anymore. | ما لپتاپ کند را جایگزین کردیم و دیگر از آن استفاده نمیکنیم.mâ laptâp kond râ jâygozin kardim va digar az ân estefâde nemikonim. |
The Casual Shortcut: دیگه
In spoken Farsi and casual messaging, دیگر is almost always shortened to دیگه.
When you see or hear this, the rest of the sentence will usually follow casual pronunciation rules as well. For example, "is broken" (خراب است) becomes خرابه, and "does not listen" (گوش نمیدهد) becomes گوش نمیده.
| This push-button radio is broken; dad doesn't listen to the radio anymore. | این رادیوی دکمهای خرابه، بابا دیگه رادیو گوش نمیده.in râdioye dokme-yi kharâbe, bâbâ dige râdio gush nemide. |