Breakdown of غیر از یک کارتن، در انبار کسری نداریم.
یکyek
one / a, an
درdar
in
داشتنdâshtan
to have
کارتنkârton
box / carton (cardboard)
Questions & Answers about غیر از یک کارتن، در انبار کسری نداریم.
Does gheyr az mean the exact same thing as be joz here?
Yes, both mean "except for" and they are interchangeable. You could easily say be joz yek kârtan instead. gheyr az can sometimes feel just a tiny bit more formal, but both are used constantly in everyday speech.
Is the -i at the end of kasri the indefinite suffix meaning "a shortage"?
Not exactly. While it looks like the indefinite suffix, here it is a noun-building ending. The root word kasr means "deduction" or "fraction", and adding -i turns it into the noun kasri, meaning "shortage" or "deficit".
Why is the English translation plural ("shortages") when kasri is singular?
When making a general negative statement about having nothing of a certain type, Farsi typically uses the singular noun. Saying kasri nadârim translates literally to "we don't have shortage," which sounds most natural as "we have no shortages" in English.
Could I move gheyr az yek kârtan to a different part of the sentence?
Yes, phrases showing exception are quite flexible in Farsi. Putting it at the beginning adds emphasis to the exception, just like in English. You could also put it after the location, like dar anbâr gheyr az yek kârtan kasri nadârim.