Word
قراردادی که آن را تمدید کردید، نیاز به ودیعه دارد.
Meaning
The contract that you extended needs a deposit.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of قراردادی که آن را تمدید کردید، نیاز به ودیعه دارد.
آن
that
بهbe
to
داشتنdâshtan
to have
نیازniyâz
need
Questions & Answers about قراردادی که آن را تمدید کردید، نیاز به ودیعه دارد.
Why does the sentence use آن را (ân râ) when the English translation just says "that you extended"?
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.
Can I use an object suffix instead of آن را here?
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.
If قرارداد (gharârdâd) means "contract", why is there an -ی at the end of قراردادی? Doesn't that mean "a contract"?
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...".
Why does the sentence end with دارد (dârad - it has) instead of a verb for "needs"?