Breakdown of این فنرهای فرسوده دیگر کار نمیکند.
این
this
کار کردنkâr kardan
to work
دیگرdigar
anymore / no longer
فنرfener
spring (coil)
فرسودهfarsude
worn out
Questions & Answers about این فنرهای فرسوده دیگر کار نمیکند.
Why does the plural subject فنرها (springs) take the singular verb نمیکند (it does not do) instead of the plural نمیکنند?
This is the core rule for inanimate plural subjects in Farsi. When the subject is a non-living thing like فنرها (springs), the verb usually takes the 3rd-person singular form. That is why we use نمیکند instead of the plural نمیکنند.
Why is این (this) used instead of the plural اینها (these) when talking about "these springs"?
In Farsi, demonstrative adjectives like این (this/these) and آن (that/those) stay in their singular form when they come directly before a noun. You only use the plural forms like اینها when they stand alone as pronouns replacing the noun.
How does دیگر mean "no longer" in this sentence?
By itself, دیگر usually means "other" or "more". However, when you use it in a sentence with a negative verb, like کار نمیکند (does not work), the combination translates to "not anymore" or "no longer".
Why is there a ی added to the end of فنرها?
That is the ezafe linking the noun فنرها (springs) to its adjective فرسوده (worn-out). Because the plural suffix ها ends in the long vowel 'a', we must add the consonant ی (ye) to bridge the gap and make it pronounceable as 'fanarhā-ye'.
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