Breakdown of به گفتهی سردبیر، مردای شیکپوش دیگه لباسای گرون نمیخرن.
مردmard
man
لباسlebâs
dress / clothes
خریدنkharidan
to buy
گرانgerân
expensive
دیگرdigar
anymore / no longer
به گفتهیbe gofte-ye
according to / in the words of (someone)
سردبیرsardabir
editor-in-chief
شیکپوشshik-push
stylish / well-dressed (of a person)
Questions & Answers about به گفتهی سردبیر، مردای شیکپوش دیگه لباسای گرون نمیخرن.
How exactly does be gofte-ye translate to according to here?
It translates more literally to to the saying of or in the words of. It combines the preposition be (to), the noun gofte (the past participle of to say, functioning here as statement), and the ezafe linking it to the source. It is the standard way to attribute a claim to an authority figure, adding a slightly formal or journalistic feel to an otherwise casual sentence.
What is the literal breakdown of the adjective shik-push?
It combines shik (a French loanword meaning chic or stylish) and push (the present stem of pushidan, to wear). Farsi frequently builds compound adjectives by combining a noun or adjective with a present verb stem, making a shik-push literally a chic-wearer.
Why are the plurals written as marday-e and lebasay-e instead of the standard plural -ha?
This reflects conversational Farsi. The formal plural suffix -ha often drops the h and attaches as just -a. To connect this new vowel ending to an adjective, the ezafe requires a buffer consonant, so a y is inserted. Thus, formal mard-ha-ye becomes spoken mard-a-ye, which is spelled in this sentence as marday-e.
How does dige give the meaning of anymore?
The word dige (the spoken form of digar) generally means other, else, or more. However, when you use it in a sentence with a negative verb like nemi-kharan (they don't buy), the combination naturally translates to not anymore or no longer.
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