Learn Farsi: به نقل از معلم، هیچ‌کس خیاطی را یاد نگرفته است. - Quoting the teacher, nobody has learned tailoring.

به نقل از معلم، هیچ‌کس خیاطی را یاد نگرفته است.be naql az mo'allem, hich-kas khayyâti râ yâd nagerefte ast.

Quoting the teacher, nobody has learned tailoring.

Breakdown of به نقل از معلم، هیچ‌کس خیاطی را یاد نگرفته است.

definite direct object marker

یاد گرفتنyâd gereftan

to learn

Questions & Answers about به نقل از معلم، هیچ‌کس خیاطی را یاد نگرفته است.

How does be naql az connect to the noun compared to be gofte-ye?

Both are used to attribute information to a source, but they connect differently. be naql az literally means "by quote from" and uses the preposition az to link to the source noun (mo'allem). In contrast, be gofte-ye means "in the words of" and connects to the noun using an ezafe vowel.

Since hich-kas means "nobody", why is the verb negative (nagerefte ast)?

Farsi strictly enforces double negatives. Whenever you use a negative pronoun like hich-kas (nobody) or hich-chiz (nothing), the verb must also take a negative prefix. Literally, the Farsi phrasing translates to "nobody has not learned."

Why does the general skill of tailoring (khayyāti) take the definite direct object marker rā?

While tailoring is a broad concept in English, it is the direct object being acted upon here. With the compound verb yād gereftan (to learn), the specific skill or subject you are learning almost always takes rā because Farsi treats it as a definite, known entity you are acquiring.

Why use the present perfect tense (yād nagerefte ast) instead of the simple past?

The present perfect emphasizes the result of an action that holds true in the present moment. The quotation is highlighting the current state of the students: as of right now, the skill of tailoring has not been acquired.