Breakdown of من هیچوقت این قرارداد را شفاهاً قبول نمیکنم.
من
I
این
this
راrâ
definite direct object marker
قراردادgharârdâd
contract
هیچوقتhich-vaght
never
قبول کردنghabul kardan
to accept
شفاهاًshafâhan
verbally
Questions & Answers about من هیچوقت این قرارداد را شفاهاً قبول نمیکنم.
How is the word شفاهاً (verbally) formed in this sentence?
It is formed by adding the Arabic suffix ـاً (pronounced '-an') to an Arabic root word meaning 'verbal' or 'spoken'. In Farsi, you will frequently see this suffix attached to Arabic loanwords to turn them into adverbs of manner, similar to how we add '-ly' in English. The double dash symbol over the final letter is called 'tanvin' and is what creates the '-an' sound.
The English translation says 'I never accept', but the Farsi verb is negative (نمیکنم). Why?
In Farsi, negative time words like هیچوقت (never) require a negative verb to complete their meaning. Unlike English, where 'never' plus a negative verb would cancel out, Farsi uses double negation. You are literally saying 'I never do not accept.'
Why is را placed where it is, rather than after the adverb شفاهاً?
The word را specifically marks the definite direct object of the sentence. The object being accepted here is این قرارداد (this contract). Because را must immediately follow the noun phrase it marks, it goes right after 'this contract', before the adverb and the verb.
Does هیچوقت literally mean 'no time'?
Yes! It is made of هیچ (no/none) and وقت (time). While it literally means 'no time', it is the standard Farsi word for 'never'. Remember to always pair it with a negative verb, as seen here with نمیکنم.
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