Breakdown of نه طلاساز و نه ساعتساز تخفیف را نپذیرفتند.
و
and
راrâ
definite direct object marker
پذیرفتنpaziroftan
to accept
تخفیفtakhfif
discount
نهna
nor
طلاسازtalâsâz
goldsmith
ساعتسازsâ'at-sâz
watchmaker
Questions & Answers about نه طلاساز و نه ساعتساز تخفیف را نپذیرفتند.
How do طلاساز and ساعتساز demonstrate the use of the -ساز suffix?
The suffix -ساز is the present stem of the verb ساختن (to make or build). When attached to a noun, it forms a new noun meaning 'maker of [noun]'. Here, it attaches to طلا (gold) and ساعت (watch/clock) to create the occupational nouns 'goldsmith' and 'watchmaker'.
Why is the verb نپذیرفتند negative when the sentence already uses نه ... و نه ... (neither ... nor ...)?
Farsi uses negative agreement. When you use نه ... و نه ... to say 'neither ... nor ...', the main verb of the sentence must also be negative. A literal English translation of the grammar would be 'Neither the goldsmith nor the watchmaker didn't accept'.
In English, 'neither A nor B' usually takes a singular verb. Why does this Farsi sentence use the plural verb نپذیرفتند?
In Farsi, when a compound subject refers to animate beings (like people) and is linked by نه ... و نه ..., the verb is usually plural. The grammar treats the goldsmith and the watchmaker together as a plural group.
Why is a half-space used in ساعتساز but not in طلاساز?
Both are compound words, but their spelling differs due to the specific letters involved. ساعتساز uses a half-space to prevent the ت from awkwardly connecting to the س, keeping the two parts of the word visually distinct. In طلاساز, the letter ا (alef) naturally does not connect to the following letter anyway, so no half-space is needed to create a visual break.
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