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مشتریان شاکی هر کاری هم که بکنند، قوانین فروشگاه مهم است.

مشتریان شاکی هر کاری هم که بکنند، قوانین فروشگاه مهم است.moshtariân-e shâki har kâri ham ke bekonand, qavânin-e forushgâh mohem ast.
No matter what complaining customers do, the store's rules are important.
From Lesson 350:No matter who or what (har kas ham ke, har kâri ham ke)·Farsi

Questions & Answers about مشتریان شاکی هر کاری هم که بکنند، قوانین فروشگاه مهم است.

Why do we need the words "ham" and "ke" in the phrase "har kâri ham ke"?
In Farsi, combining har kâri (whatever action) with ham (even/also) and ke (that) creates the "no matter what" concessive meaning. The ham emphasizes the concession (even if they do whatever), and ke links this entire concept to the verb that follows.
Why is the verb "بکنند" in the present subjunctive form here?
Clauses that express "no matter what", "whoever", or "wherever" describe hypothetical or indefinite actions rather than established facts. Whenever you use har [noun] ham ke for this type of meaning, the verb must be in the subjunctive. Therefore, we use بکنند instead of the indicative می‌کنند.
The word "مشتریان" uses the plural ending "-ان". Could I just use "-ها" instead?
Yes, مشتری‌ها (moshtari-hâ) is perfectly correct and more common in everyday speech. However, the -ان (-ân) suffix is frequently used for people in written or slightly formal contexts, like discussing business policies. Because مشتری ends in a vowel, a "y" is inserted to connect it to the suffix.
Is "شاکی" functioning as a noun or an adjective in this sentence?
It is acting as an adjective modifying مشتریان (linked by an invisible ezafe). While شاکی can be a noun meaning "plaintiff" in a legal context, in everyday language it frequently functions as an adjective meaning "complaining" or "dissatisfied".
"قوانین" (rules) doesn't look like a standard Farsi plural. Where does it come from?
It is an Arabic "broken plural" for the word قانون (qânun, meaning law or rule). Arabic broken plurals change the internal structure of the word rather than just adding a suffix at the end. You will see this often in written Farsi, though the regular Farsi plural قانون‌ها is also perfectly fine.

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