Breakdown of او به قارچ حساسیت دارد و هرگز آن را نمیخورد.
او
he/she
و
and
آن
that
بهbe
to
داشتنdâshtan
to have
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
هرگزhargez
never
راrâ
definite direct object marker
حساسیتhassâsiyyat
allergy
قارچghârch
mushroom
Questions & Answers about او به قارچ حساسیت دارد و هرگز آن را نمیخورد.
Why is the verb نمیخورد negative if هرگز already means "never"?
In Farsi, negative adverbs of time like هرگز (never) must be paired with a negative verb. So, the sentence literally says "never it does not eat." Unlike in English, this "double negative" is required and perfectly correct in Farsi.
The English translation says "allergic to," but what is the literal meaning of به قارچ حساسیت دارد?
In Farsi, you don't say you are allergic; you say you have an allergy (or sensitivity). The structure is به (to) + [noun] + حساسیت (allergy/sensitivity) + داشتن (to have). Literally, this part means "he has a sensitivity to mushroom."
Why does the sentence use آن (it/that) instead of a plural word for "them" when referring to the mushrooms?
When talking about a general category of things, like "mushrooms" as a type of food, Farsi uses a singular noun (قارچ) and refers back to it with the singular pronoun آن (it). Translating it as "them" just makes it sound more natural in English!
Why do we need the word را after آن in the second half of the sentence?
The word را points out the specific direct object of an action (the thing receiving the action). Since آن (it) refers specifically to the mushrooms he refuses to eat, را is required to show it is the direct object of the verb نمیخورد (does not eat).
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