او گفت که هنوز خبر ندارد.

Persian third-person singular pronouns are not marked for gender. So او can mean he or she.

You figure it out from:

• context
• previous sentences
• who is being discussed

So by itself, او گفت could mean:

• he said
• she said

A word-by-word breakdown:

• او = he / she
• گفت = said
• که = that
• هنوز = still / yet
• خبر = news / information
• ندارد = does not have

Very literally, the second clause is still does not have news/information, which is a natural Persian way to say still doesn’t know or still has no news in the right context.

گفت is the simple past of گفتن (to say).

So:

• گفتن = to say
• گفت = he/she said

Persian often uses a simple past form where English also uses simple past:

• او گفت = he/she said

There is no separate word for did here.

که introduces a clause and here means that.

So:

• او گفت که... = he/she said that...

It links the verb said to the reported statement.

In many cases, especially in speech, Persian can omit که:

• او گفت هنوز خبر ندارد.

But with که, the sentence is very clear and natural.

Because Persian often drops pronouns when they are understood from context.

So instead of saying:

• او گفت که او هنوز خبر ندارد

Persian normally just says:

• او گفت که هنوز خبر ندارد

The missing subject could be understood from context. Often it is the same person as before, but not always. Persian relies on context more than English does here.

It can correspond to either, depending on the sentence.

In this sentence, هنوز is most naturally still:

• هنوز خبر ندارد = still doesn’t know / still has no news

With a different translation style, English might use yet, but still is the more direct match here.

Good question. Both can relate to not knowing, but they are not exactly the same.

• نمی‌داند = he/she does not know
• خبر ندارد = he/she has no news/information, so is not informed

خبر ندارد often suggests lack of information about a situation, event, or development. It can sound a bit more like:

• hasn’t heard
• has no news
• isn’t informed yet

So it is slightly more idiomatic and situation-based than plain نمی‌داند.

Because the expression uses the verb داشتن (to have), not بودن (to be).

• دارد = has
• ندارد = does not have

So:

• خبر دارد = has news / knows / is informed
• خبر ندارد = does not have news / does not know / is not informed

Using نیست here would not express the same structure.

Yes, literally خبر means news, report, or information.

But in expressions like:

• خبر داشتن
• خبر نداشتن

it often means:

• to know
• to be informed
• to have heard about something

So the literal meaning helps, but the full phrase should often be learned as an idiomatic unit.

The sentence is structured like this:

• او گفت = main clause
• که هنوز خبر ندارد = subordinate clause

Inside the second clause:

• هنوز = adverb
• خبر = noun
• ندارد = verb

Persian is generally verb-final, and you can see that clearly in the second clause, where ندارد comes at the end.

With reporting verbs like گفت, Persian commonly uses:

• X said that...
• او گفت که...

So this sentence sounds completely normal.

A careful pronunciation in transliteration would be:

u goft ke hanooz khabar nadârad

A few notes:

• او sounds like u
• خ in خبر is the kh sound, not a plain English k
• هنوز is often written as hanooz in learner transliteration
• ندارد in careful speech is nadârad

In everyday spoken Persian, the last word is often reduced:

• نداره instead of ندارد

So colloquially you may hear: u goft ke hanooz khabar nadâre

It is neutral standard Persian. It works well in both writing and speech.

In more conversational spoken Persian, people often make it sound less formal by saying:

• اون گفت که هنوز خبر نداره

Changes:

• او → اون
• ندارد → نداره

But the original sentence is perfectly natural and correct standard Persian.

Yes, often it can.

Both of these are natural:

• او گفت که هنوز خبر ندارد
• او گفت هنوز خبر ندارد

Including که is often a little clearer and slightly more explicit. Omitting it is common, especially in speech.

So as a learner, it is very safe to use که, and later you will get used to when native speakers leave it out.