Breakdown of به جز دو قلم کالا، انبار کسری ندارد.
دوdo
two
داشتنdâshtan
to have
کالاkâlâ
product / good (merchandise)
به جزbe joz
except
Questions & Answers about به جز دو قلم کالا، انبار کسری ندارد.
Could I use gheyr az instead of be joz in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely. Both be joz and gheyr az mean 'except for' or 'other than' and are interchangeable here. You could say gheyr az do ghalam kâlâ, and the meaning would be exactly the same.
I thought ghalam meant 'pen'. Why is it translated as 'items' here?
While ghalam does normally mean 'pen', it is also used as a measure word (or counter) for types of goods, items on a list, or inventory. When counting merchandise (kâlâ), Farsi speakers use ghalam to mean 'item'.
Why isn't there an ezâfe (the connecting 'e' sound) between ghalam and kâlâ?
In Farsi, when you use a number and a measure word to count something, you do not use an ezâfe. It is simply Number + Measure Word + Noun (do ghalam kâlâ), exactly like how you say do tâ ketâb (two books) without an ezâfe.
What is the role of the -i at the end of kasri (shortage)?
The base word kasr means a deduction, fraction, or deficit. Adding the -i suffix turns it into the noun kasri, meaning 'a shortage' or 'a deficiency'. It is a common way in Farsi to build abstract nouns from other words.