Breakdown of او هیچوقت آجیل نمیخورد چون حساسیت دارد.
او
he/she
داشتنdâshtan
to have
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
چونchon
because
هیچوقتhich-vaght
never
آجیلâjil
nuts
حساسیتhassâsiyyat
allergy
Questions & Answers about او هیچوقت آجیل نمیخورد چون حساسیت دارد.
Why is the verb نمیخورد negative if هیچوقت already means 'never'?
In Farsi, you must use a double negative! When you use a negative time word like هیچوقت (never) or هرگز (never), the main verb must also be negative. So it is literally 'never doesn't eat'. Using a positive verb here would be grammatically incorrect.
What does هیچوقت literally mean?
It is made of two words: هیچ (none/any) and وقت (time). So it literally means 'no time' or 'not at any time'. You will often see it typed with a half-space connecting the two parts.
Why does the verb نمیخورد use the prefix for ongoing actions when this is a general fact?
The present tense prefix می (which becomes نمی in the negative) is used for both ongoing actions ('is not eating right now') and habitual actions or general facts ('does not eat generally'). Here, it expresses a lifelong habit due to an allergy.
How exactly does Farsi express being allergic in this sentence?
Farsi uses a 'to have' structure for allergies. Instead of saying someone is allergic (using an adjective), you say they have an allergy (using a noun). حساسیت means allergy or sensitivity, and دارد means 'he/she has'.
The English translation says 'He never eats nuts'. Could this sentence also mean 'She'?
Yes, absolutely. The pronoun او is gender-neutral and means both 'he' and 'she'. Farsi verb endings do not reveal gender either, so without extra context, it could just as easily mean 'She never eats nuts'.
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