Learn Farsi: این خودرو نه تنها قابلیت پرواز دارد، بلکه مسافران را هم جابه‌جا می‌کند. - This vehicle not only has the capability to fly, but it also transports passengers.

این خودرو نه تنها قابلیت پرواز دارد، بلکه مسافران را هم جابه‌جا می‌کند.in khodro na tanhâ qâbeliyyat parvâz dârad, balke mosâferân râ ham jâbejâ mikonad.

This vehicle not only has the capability to fly, but it also transports passengers.

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Questions & Answers about این خودرو نه تنها قابلیت پرواز دارد، بلکه مسافران را هم جابه‌جا می‌کند.

How does the نه تنها ... بلکه ... هم structure work in this sentence?

We use نه تنها for 'not only' at the start of the first clause, and بلکه for 'but' to start the second clause. To add the 'also' emphasis, هم is used. Notice that هم doesn't go right after بلکه; it usually comes after the subject or the object of the second clause. Here, it sits right after مسافران را (the passengers).

Why use قابلیت پرواز دارد instead of just saying it can fly?

While you could use a verb like می‌تواند پرواز کند (it can fly), قابلیت پرواز دارد literally means 'it has the capability of flight.' This sounds a bit more technical and formal, which is perfect for describing a vehicle's specs. It connects the noun قابلیت (capability) to پرواز (flight) with an unseen Ezafe.

Why does the object marker را come before هم?

The word مسافران (passengers) is the specific direct object of the verb جابه‌جا می‌کند (transports), so it must take the marker را. This marker always attaches directly to the noun phrase it belongs to. The word هم (also) then follows the complete marked object (مسافران را).

What is the literal meaning of the compound verb جابه‌جا می‌کند?

The word جا means 'place', so جابه‌جا literally means 'place to place'. When paired with the auxiliary verb (to do/make) in its present stem form (), it creates the compound verb , meaning 'to move from one place to another' or 'to transport'.