Word
اینها جدید نیستند اما تمیز هستند.
Meaning
These are not new, but they are clean.
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Questions & Answers about اینها جدید نیستند اما تمیز هستند.
How is the negative verb نیستند built in this sentence?
It is made from the base negative word نیست (is not) plus the plural ending ـند (-and) used for "they". It is the exact opposite of the positive verb هستند (they are), which appears at the end of the sentence.
Why does the sentence start with اینها instead of just این?
این means "this" for a single item. Adding the common plural suffix ها turns it into اینها (these). Because we are talking about multiple things, both verbs in the sentence take their matching "they" forms.
The subject "these" is plural. Why do the adjectives جدید (new) and تمیز (clean) stay singular?
In Farsi, adjectives describe the noun but they do not take plural endings themselves. Just like in English, you use the exact same words جدید and تمیز whether you are talking about one item or many.
If "these" refers to inanimate objects like shoes or books, could I use the singular verb نیست instead of the plural نیستند?
Yes! A very common rule in Farsi is that plural non-human things can take a singular verb. Saying اینها جدید نیست اما تمیز است is perfectly correct and actually sounds more natural in everyday spoken Farsi.