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داوطلبان غذا توزیع کردند؛ آنها سرپناه نیز تامین کردند.
Meaning
The volunteers distributed food; they also provided shelter.
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Breakdown of داوطلبان غذا توزیع کردند؛ آنها سرپناه نیز تامین کردند.
آنها
they
غذاghazâ
food
داوطلبdâvtalab
volunteer / candidate / applicant
نیزniz
also / as well
Questions & Answers about داوطلبان غذا توزیع کردند؛ آنها سرپناه نیز تامین کردند.
Why is niz placed after sarpanah instead of right after anha?
The formal adverb niz typically comes immediately after the specific element that is being added or emphasized. In this sentence, the new information being added to the volunteers' actions is 'shelter'. Therefore, niz sits right after sarpanah to emphasize that shelter is the additional thing they provided.
Can I use ham instead of niz in this sentence?
You could, but niz is much better suited for this context. niz is the formal, written equivalent of the more conversational ham. Because this sentence uses formal vocabulary like tamin (provision) and the formal plural suffix in davtalaban, using niz keeps the register consistently professional and journalistic.
Why don't the direct objects ghaza and sarpanah take the object marker -ra?
The object marker -ra is only used for definite direct objects. Here, ghaza (food) and sarpanah (shelter) are generic, indefinite concepts. The volunteers are providing food and shelter in general, not a specific, previously mentioned meal or building, so they do not take -ra.
Why does 'volunteers' use the plural suffix -an (davtalaban) instead of the standard -ha?