Breakdown of آن اشخاص مراکز تجاری را ترک نکردهاند.
آن
that
راrâ
definite direct object marker
ترک کردنtark kardan
to leave / to abandon
تجاریtejâri
commercial
Questions & Answers about آن اشخاص مراکز تجاری را ترک نکردهاند.
The words ashkhâs and marâkez are plurals, but they don't end in -hâ or -ân. How do they work?
These are Arabic "broken plurals" that Farsi borrowed long ago. Instead of adding a standard Farsi suffix at the end, the internal vowel structure of the word changes. ashkhâs (individuals) is the plural of shakhs (person), and marâkez (centers) is the plural of markaz (center). They act just like regular plural nouns in Farsi, but you have to memorize their forms individually.
Since ashkhâs means "individuals" (plural), why does the sentence start with the singular ân ("that") instead of ânhâ ("those")?
In Farsi, demonstrative adjectives like ân (that/those) and in (this/these) always remain singular when they come directly before a noun. Because it sits right next to the noun, ân ashkhâs translates to "those individuals." You only use the plural ânhâ when it stands completely alone as a pronoun meaning "they" or "those."
Why is the direct object marker râ placed after tejâri instead of right after the noun marâkez?
The word râ must follow the entire noun phrase, not just the head noun. Here, the direct object is the complete phrase marâkez-e tejâri (the commercial centers), which is linked together by an unseen ezafe vowel (pronounced "-e"). Since the adjective tejâri is part of this object block, râ goes at the very end.
What tense is the verb tark nakarde-and, and how is it built?