Present Simple verbs in Persian
March 9th, 2009
In order to generate a present simple verb, we are taking steps introduced in this lesson. Hence, we need to identify three elements which make a verb in this tense:
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Tense prefix (WHEN?)
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Verb tense root (WHAT?)
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Person suffix
می /mi/
In most verbs, drop the letter ب and its following vowel /b[a]/ or /b[e]/ or /b[o]/from the beginning of imperative form*
Example:
Infinitive: To Eat /xordan/ خوردن
Imperative: Eat /boxor/ بخور
Present tense root: /xor/ خور → بخور
* Almost all of imperative verbs start with /b/
Introduced in this lesson
Example:
(Right to Left) ←
| Tense Prefix | Tense Root | Person Suffix | Verb |
| می | خور | م | می خورم |
| می | خور | ی | می خوری |
| می | خور | د | می خورد |
| Tense Prefix |
Tense Root | Person Suffix | Verb |
| می | خور | یم | می خوریم |
| می | خور | ید | می خورید |
| می | خور | ند | می خورند |
(Left to Right) →
| Tense Prefix | Tense Root | Person Suffix | Verb |
| mi | xor | am | mixoram |
| mi | xor | i | mixori |
| mi | xor | ad | mixorad |
| Tense Prefix | Tense Root | Person Suffix | Verb |
| mi | xor | im | mixorim |
| mi | xor | id | mixorid |
| mi | xor | and | mixorand |
Can you do the same for these verbs:
To drink: /nušidan/ imperative form: /benuš/
To see: /didan/ imperative form: /bebin/
To read: /xāndan/ imperative form: /bexān/
To say: /goftan/ imperative form: /begu/
