Breakdown of آنها از این قانون اطاعت نکردند.
آنها
they
این
this
ازaz
from
قانونqânun
law
اطاعت کردنetâ'at kardan
to obey
Questions & Answers about آنها از این قانون اطاعت نکردند.
Why is the preposition از (from) used before این قانون (this law)?
In Farsi, the compound verb اطاعت کردن (to obey) requires the preposition از. Literally, Farsi speakers "do obedience from" a rule or a person. This is an important verb-preposition pair to memorize, similar to using از with verbs like "to ask" (پرسیدن).
How would we apply this lesson's double negation rule to say "They couldn't not obey this law" (meaning they absolutely had to obey it)?
You would use the negative past continuous of "to be able to" (نمیتوانستند) followed by the negative subjunctive of the main verb (اطاعت نکنند). The transformed sentence is: آنها نمیتوانستند از این قانون اطاعت نکنند.
If they disobeyed multiple laws, what is the best plural form for قانون (law) to use here?
قانون is an Arabic loanword. While you can use the standard Farsi plural suffix to make قانونها (laws), in legal, journalistic, or formal contexts you will almost always encounter its Arabic broken plural: قوانین (ghavânin). As a B2 learner, you should be comfortable recognizing and using قوانین.
How should I pronounce the letter ع in the middle of اطاعت?
In Farsi, the letter ع (eyn) loses its deep guttural Arabic sound. It is pronounced as a glottal stop—like the catch in your throat between syllables in the English "uh-oh." In everyday rapid speech, it often just slightly lengthens the vowel transition, sounding like "etâ'at".
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