Lesson 15 - (Part 3 - The imperative in Persian - Single & Plural Imperative) Flashcards
The verbs already learned
To be
To have
To like/love
To do
To go
To see
To eat
To sleep
To say/tell
To buy
To come
To read
To know
To wash
To understand
To stay
To put
To write
To sit
To take/win
To bring
To lose
To sell
To close
To be = boodan
To have = daashtan
To like/love = doost daashtan
To do = kardan
To go = raftan
To see = didan
To eat = khordan
To sleep = khaabidan
To say/tell = goftan
To buy = kharidan
To come = omadan
To read = khoondan
To know = doonestan
To wash = shostan
To understand = fahmidan
To stay = moondan
To put = gozaashtan
To write = neveshtan
To sit = neshastan
To take/win = bordan
To bring = avordan
To lose = baakhtan
To sell = forookhtan
To close = bastan
Singular: be (bo) /na + Verb Stem
Plural: be (bo) /na + Verb Stem + id(in)
Verb: (to know) - doonestan
Stem: doon
bedoon - nadoon
bedoonid(in) - nadoonid(in)
Examples:
Know this that
Examples:
Know this that = ino bedoon ke
Singular: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem
Plural: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem + id(in)
Verb: (to wash) - shostan
Stem: shoor
beshoor - nashoor
beshoorid(in) - nashoorid(in)
Examples:
Wash your hands
Don’t wash the dishes
Wash your car please
Examples:
Wash your hands = dastaato beshoor
Don’t wash the dishes = zarfaaro nashoor
Wash your car please! = maashineto beshoor lotfan!
Singular: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem
Plural: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem + id(in)
Verb: (to understand) - fahmidan
Stem - fahm
befahm - nafahm
befahmid(in) - nafahmid(in)
Examples:
Understand what I say!
Understand my situation please!
Examples:
Understand what I say! = befahm man chi migam!
Understand my situation please! = sharaayet mano befahm lotfan!
Singular: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem
Plural: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem + id(in)
Verb: (to stay) - moondan
Stem: moon
bemoon-nashoor
bemoonid(in) - namoonid(in)
Examples:
Stay one more night
Don’t stay there
Stay at home please!
Examples:
Stay one more night = ye shabe dige bemoon
Don’t stay there = oonjaa namoon
Stay at home please! = loftan to khoone bemoon!
Singular: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem
Plural: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem + id(in)
Verb: (to put) - gozaashtan
Stem: zaar
bezaar - nazaar
bezaarid(in) - nazaarid(in)
Examples:
Put it in the closet
Don’t put it outside
Put it in the car please!
Examples:
Put it in the closet = bezaaresh to komod (esh = object pronoun)
Don’t put it outside = nazaaresh biroon
Put it in the car please! = bezaaresh to mashin lotfan
Singular: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem
Plural: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem + id(in)
Verb: (to write) - neveshtan
Stem: n(e)vis
benvis - nanvis
benvisid(in) - nanvisid(in)
Examples:
Write your name here
Don’t write on the wall
Examples:
Write your name here = esmeto injaa benvis
Don’t write on the wall = ro divaar nanvis
Singular: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem
Plural: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem + id(in)
Verb: (to sit) - neshastan
Stem: shin
beshin - nashin
beshinid(in) - nashinid(in)
Examples:
Sit here please
Don’t sit on the table
Examples:
Sit here please = injaa beshin lotfan
Don’t sit on the table = ro miz nashin
Singular: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem
Plural: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem + id(in)
Verb: (to take/win) - bordan
Stem: bar
bebar - nabar
bebarid(in) - nabarid(in)
Examples:
Take me with yourself
Don’t take it!
Examples:
Take me with yourself = mano baa khodet bebar
Don’t take it! = nabaresh!
Singular: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem
Plural: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem + id(in)
Verb: (to bring) - aavordan
Stem: aar
biaar - naiaar
biaarid(in) - naiaarid(in)
Examples:
bring the food
don’t bring it!
Examples:
bring the food = ghazaa ro biaar
don’t bring it! = oono nayarr!
Singular: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem
Plural: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem + id(in)
Verb: (to lose) - baakhtan
Stem: baaz
bebaaz - nabaaz
bebaazid(in) - nabaazid(in)
Examples:
don’t lose the game!
Example:
don’t lose the game = baazi ro nabaaz!
Singular: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem
Plural: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem + id(in)
Verb: (to sell) - forookhtan
Stem: f(o)roosh
befroosh - nafroosh
befrooshid(in) - nafrooshid(in)
Examples:
sell your car!
don’t sell it cheap!
Examples:
sell your car = maashineto befroosh
don’t sell it cheap! = arzoon nafrooshesh
Singular: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem
Plural: be(bo) /na + Verb Stem + id(in)
Verb: (to close) - bastan
Stem: band
beband - naband
bebandid(in) - nabandid(in)
Examples:
close the door please!
don’t close the window!
Examples:
close the door please! = daro beband lotfan!
don’t close the window! = panjere ro naband!
