Breakdown of هرچند اینان پیمان را امضا کردند، مشکل را حل نکردند.
اینانinân
these people
مشکلmoshkel
problem
راrâ
definite direct object marker
امضا کردنemzâ kardan
to sign
حل کردنhal kardan
to solve
هرچندharchand
even though / although
پیمانpeymân
treaty / pact
Questions & Answers about هرچند اینان پیمان را امضا کردند، مشکل را حل نکردند.
What exactly is اینان and when do we use it?
اینان is a formal demonstrative pronoun that means "these people." It is created by taking the word for "this" (این) and adding the plural suffix ـان (-ân). You will mostly see it in formal speech, news, or literature, and it is only used to refer to humans, never objects.
Could I say با اینکه instead of هرچند to mean "although"?
Yes, با اینکه is another very common way to say "although." However, هرچند sounds a bit more literary and formal, which fits perfectly with the formal pronoun اینان used in this sentence.
Does هرچند require the subjunctive mood for the verbs?
No, هرچند is generally followed by verbs in the indicative (normal) mood, just like we see here with the simple past verbs امضا کردند and حل نکردند. This is because the sentence is stating an established fact, not expressing a possibility or wish.
Why isn't there a word for "they" in the second half of the sentence?
In Farsi, the subject is often dropped because the verb ending tells us exactly who is acting. Both verbs end in ـند, which is the ending for "they." Since the subject اینان was already established in the first half, repeating it or adding a regular pronoun like آنها after the comma is unnecessary.
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