Breakdown of من دیگر این گوشی سیمدار را نمیخواهم.
من
I
این
this
گوشیgushi
phone
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
دیگرdigar
anymore / no longer
سیمدارsimdâr
wired
Questions & Answers about من دیگر این گوشی سیمدار را نمیخواهم.
How does digar change the meaning of the negative verb nemi-khâham here?
On its own, nemi-khâham simply means "I do not want." When you add the adverb digar to a negative sentence, it translates to "not anymore" or "no longer." So together, digar ... nemi-khâham means "I do not want [it] anymore."
Does digar always have to go right after the subject man?
No, adverbs in Farsi are quite flexible. While placing it after the subject is very common and natural, you could also put it right before the verb (... in gushi-ye sim-dâr râ digar nemi-khâham) or even at the very end of the sentence depending on what you want to emphasize.
How is the word sim-dâr (wired) built?
It is a combination of sim (wire) and the suffix -dâr (having, or possessing). The suffix -dâr comes from the present stem of the verb dâshtan (to have). So, sim-dâr literally translates to "wire-having" or "wired."
Why does the object marker râ come after sim-dâr and not right after gushi?
The marker râ must follow the entire noun phrase that makes up the definite direct object. Here, the object is not just the phone, it is "this wired phone" (in gushi-ye sim-dâr). Therefore, râ waits until the very end of that descriptive phrase to show up.
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