Breakdown of هیچکدامشان این پیشنهاد منصفانه را نپذیرفتند.
این
this
راrâ
definite direct object marker
پیشنهادpishnahâd
offer / suggestion
پذیرفتنpaziroftan
to accept
Questions & Answers about هیچکدامشان این پیشنهاد منصفانه را نپذیرفتند.
How does the enclitic on hich-kodâm-eshân work to mean neither of them?
The base word hich-kodâm means none or neither. By attaching the third-person plural possessive enclitic -eshân directly to it, we form the pronominal partitive meaning none of them or neither of them. This is a very common way in Farsi to specify the exact group you are referring to.
Why is the verb napaziroftand plural when the English translation uses a singular verb for neither?
While English grammatically treats neither as singular, Farsi prioritizes the meaning of the group being discussed. Because -eshân refers to multiple people, it feels much more natural for the verb to take the matching third-person plural ending -and.
The word monsefâne has the suffix -âne, which usually forms adverbs. Is it acting as an adjective here?
Yes. Although the suffix -âne frequently turns nouns into adverbs, it is also used to create adjectives that describe a quality or characteristic. Here, it is linked by the ezafe vowel to form pishnahâd-e monsefâne, acting purely as an adjective to describe a fair suggestion.
Why is the object marker râ placed after the adjective instead of directly after the noun it marks?
The word râ must always follow the complete noun phrase, not just the head noun. Since in pishnahâd-e monsefâne functions as a single continuous block, râ anchors to the very end of it.