Breakdown of او شرکت را به تنهایی اداره نمیکند، بلکه کارها را به دیگران محول میکند.
او
he/she
بهbe
to
کارkâr
work
شرکتsherkat
company
راrâ
definite direct object marker
دیگرانdigarân
others
تنهاییtanhâyi
loneliness / alone / by oneself
بلکهbalke
but also / but rather
اداره کردنedâre kardan
to manage / to run (a business or organization)
محول کردنmohavval kardan
to delegate / to assign (a task or duty)
Questions & Answers about او شرکت را به تنهایی اداره نمیکند، بلکه کارها را به دیگران محول میکند.
Since the current lesson focuses on conjunctions that take the subjunctive, why are both verbs in this sentence in the indicative?
Unlike subordinating conjunctions such as علاوه بر اینکه (which trigger the subjunctive), بلکه is a coordinating conjunction. It links two equal, independent clauses. Therefore, the second verb, محول میکند, stays in the indicative mood because it is stating a direct fact, not a dependent condition.
Could I just use اما (but) here instead of بلکه?
You could, but بلکه is much more precise. It translates to 'but rather' or 'instead'. It is generally used after a negative statement (like اداره نمیکند) to immediately offer a correction or an alternative. This 'Not X, but rather Y' structure is the defining way to use بلکه.
How is the phrase به تنهایی constructed, and could I just use تنها instead?
While you can sometimes use تنها directly as an adverb, به تنهایی is the standard, explicit adverbial form for 'by oneself' or 'alone'. It is constructed using the pattern به + [adjective/noun] + ی. You have likely seen this same adverbial pattern in words like به راحتی (easily) or به سختی (with difficulty).
Why does 'others' translate to دیگران instead of taking the standard plural suffix and becoming دیگرها?
In this context, 'others' refers specifically to other people. The plural suffix ـان (-ân) is used in Farsi for animate nouns (people and professions). When the adjective دیگر (other) acts as a standalone pronoun for people, it naturally takes the animate suffix to become دیگران.
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