Question 1

Why does the sentence use آن را (ân râ) when the English translation just says "that you extended"?

Accepted Answer

This is a key difference between Farsi and English! When a relative clause describes the direct object (here, the contract you extended), Farsi requires a pronoun pointing back to that object. آن را literally means "it" plus the object marker را. Farsi is essentially saying "The contract that you extended it". This "extra" pronoun is called a resumptive pronoun.

Question 2

Can I use an object suffix instead of آن را here?

Accepted Answer

Yes, absolutely! Instead of using the separate words آن را (ân râ), you can attach the "it" ending ـَش (-ash) directly to the verb. The clause would then be که تمدیدش کردید (ke tamdid-ash kardid). Both versions are perfectly correct and mean the exact same thing.

Question 3

If قرارداد (gharârdâd) means "contract", why is there an -ی at the end of قراردادی? Doesn't that mean "a contract"?

Accepted Answer

It can mean "a contract", but not in this sentence. Here, it is the restrictive -ی (suffix -i). In Farsi, when you say "the [noun] that..." to single out a specific thing, you attach this -ی to the noun right before که (ke). So قراردادی که means "the contract that...".

Question 4

Why does the sentence end with دارد (dârad - it has) instead of a verb for "needs"?

Accepted Answer

Farsi typically expresses "to need" by using the compound structure نیاز داشتن (niyâz dâshtan), which literally translates to "to have need". Because it uses the verb "to have", the sentence ends with دارد. Also notice that it pairs with the preposition به (be - to/for): نیاز به ودیعه دارد literally means "it has need to a deposit".

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