Breakdown of اگر آدرس فرستنده را روی پاکت ننویسید، آن را نمیپذیرند.
آن
that
رویruye
on
آدرسâdres
address
نوشتنneveshtan
to write
Questions & Answers about اگر آدرس فرستنده را روی پاکت ننویسید، آن را نمیپذیرند.
Why is ننویسید in the subjunctive, but نمیپذیرند is in the indicative?
In Farsi first conditionals ('If X happens, Y will happen'), the 'if' part uses the present subjunctive because it is a hypothetical action. The result part uses the present indicative (or sometimes the future tense) because it states a fact about what will happen if the condition is met.
How do we make the present subjunctive negative in ننویسید?
Normally, the present subjunctive starts with the prefix بـ (be-), like بنویسید (that you write). To make it negative, you drop the بـ and add the negative prefix نـ (na/ne-), creating ننویسید (that you don't write).
Why is نمیپذیرند translated as 'they will not accept' if it is in the present tense?
In Farsi, the present indicative is very frequently used to talk about the future, especially for the certain result of a conditional statement. So, نمیپذیرند can mean both 'they do not accept' and 'they will not accept' depending on the context.
Why is the word را used twice in this sentence?
The word را marks a specific, definite direct object. We use it twice because there are two different direct objects. First, آدرس فرستنده را marks 'the sender's address' as the object of 'don't write'. Second, آن را marks 'it' (the envelope) as the object of 'they won't accept'.