Breakdown of ما دیگر برای مغازه تنقلات و شیرینیجات نمیخریم.
ما
we
و
and
مغازهmaghâze
shop
برایbarâye
for
خریدنkharidan
to buy
دیگرdigar
anymore / no longer
تنقلاتtanaqqolât
snacks
شیرینیجاتshirini-jât
sweets (collective)
Questions & Answers about ما دیگر برای مغازه تنقلات و شیرینیجات نمیخریم.
Why does شیرینی (shirini) take the -جات (-jât) suffix instead of the regular plural -ها (-hâ)?
The -جات (-jât) suffix is used to group things into a broad category, meaning sweets in general or all kinds of sweets. Also, because شیرینی ends in a vowel, the ج (j) acts as a bridge to make adding the -ات (-ât) suffix easier to pronounce. If you were talking about a few specific pastries, you would use the standard شیرینیها (shirini-hâ) instead.
Is تنقلات (tanaqqolât) another example of a category plural?
Yes! It ends in the Arabic plural suffix -ات (-ât). This suffix is commonly used with Arabic loanwords in Farsi to refer to a collective category. Here, it represents snacks as an entire category of food rather than just counting individual items.
I learned that دیگر (digar) means other. How does it mean no longer in this sentence?
When you pair دیگر (digar) with a negative verb like نمیخریم (nemikharim, meaning we don't buy), the combination translates to not anymore or no longer. You can think of it literally as saying we don't buy them any further.
Why is there no object marker را (râ) after تنقلات و شیرینیجات (snacks and sweets)?
The object marker را (râ) is only used for specific or definite direct objects (like when you say the snacks). Because the speakers are talking about buying snacks and sweets in a general, indefinite sense, را is left out.
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