Breakdown of آنها دیگر مالیات این واردات را پرداخت نمیکنند.
آنها
they
این
this
راrâ
definite direct object marker
پرداخت کردنpardâkht kardan
to pay
Questions & Answers about آنها دیگر مالیات این واردات را پرداخت نمیکنند.
Both mâliyât and vâredât end in -ât. Are these examples of the formal plural suffix?
Yes! The -ât suffix is used to group things into collective categories, particularly with Arabic loanwords. Vâredât means "imports" (related to goods entering the country). Mâliyât (taxes) was also formed this way, though in modern everyday Farsi it is frequently treated as a singular noun meaning "tax".
Doesn't digar usually mean "other"? How does it mean "no longer" in this sentence?
You are right that digar often means "other" or "else". However, when digar is paired with a negative verb—like pardâkht nemi-konand (they do not pay) in this sentence—the combination translates to "not anymore" or "no longer".
Why is it in vâredât (this imports) instead of a plural word for "these"?
In Farsi, pointing words like in (this/these) and ân (that/those) never take a plural marker when they are placed directly before a noun. Because in is modifying the noun vâredât, it stays in its singular form, but translates as "these".
Why does the object marker râ come after vâredât instead of mâliyât? Aren't the taxes the thing being paid?
The marker râ always attaches to the very end of the entire noun phrase that makes up the specific direct object. The complete object being paid here is "the taxes of these imports" (). Therefore, must sit at the very end of that whole phrase.