Breakdown of مشتری ناراضی نیست، اما کالای بهتری میخواهد.
بودنbudan
to be
اماammâ
but
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
بهترbehtar
better
مشتریmoshtari
customer
کالاkâlâ
product / good (merchandise)
ناراضیnârâzi
dissatisfied
Questions & Answers about مشتری ناراضی نیست، اما کالای بهتری میخواهد.
How does the prefix nâ- change the meaning of râzi in this sentence?
The prefix nâ- is added to adjectives to make them negative, much like "un-" or "dis-" in English. Since râzi means "satisfied," adding nâ- creates nâ-râzi, meaning "dissatisfied."
Is nâ-râzi nist considered a double negative in Farsi?
Yes, and it works exactly like it does in English. By combining the negative adjective nâ-râzi (dissatisfied) with the negative verb nist (is not), it means the customer "is not dissatisfied" (they are generally okay with it, but could be happier).
Why does behtar (better) have an -i at the end to make behtari?
The -i is the indefinite suffix meaning "a" or "an." In Farsi, when a noun is followed by an adjective, this indefinite suffix attaches to the very end of the noun-adjective phrase. So kâlâ-ye behtar (the better product) becomes kâlâ-ye behtar-i (a better product).
Why is there an extra "y" sound in kâlâ-ye?
The word kâlâ (product) ends in the long vowel "â". To connect it to the adjective behtar using the ezâfe (the linking vowel "e"), we insert a -y- to bridge the two vowel sounds smoothly, creating kâlâ-ye.
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