Breakdown of چاه خالی است و ما دیگر آب نداریم.
ما
we
و
and
بودنbudan
to be
آبâb
water
داشتنdâshtan
to have
دیگرdigar
other, else
خالیkhâli
empty
چاهchâh
well (water source)
Questions & Answers about چاه خالی است و ما دیگر آب نداریم.
How does digar mean "no longer" when I previously learned it means "other"?
When digar is paired with a negative verb, like nadarim (we don't have) in this sentence, its meaning changes from "other" to "not anymore" or "no longer".
Where exactly should I place digar in a sentence like this?
digar usually goes before the main action or object it modifies. Here, placing it right before ab nadarim (water we-don't-have) shows that having water is what has stopped.
Why is the verb nadarim in the present tense if losing the water already happened?
In Farsi, just like in English, "no longer" describes your current state. Because the state of not having water is happening right now, we use the present negative verb nadarim (we don't have).
Can I drop the pronoun ma (we) in the second half of the sentence?
Yes, you can drop it. Because the verb nadarim ends with -im, it already means "we don't have". Saying ma digar ab nadarim just adds a little extra emphasis to the sentence.
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