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2021-08-24 14:12:20 In some words in Persian the letter ی is read as "ā":
موسی /Musā/
(Moses)
عیسی /Isā/
(Jesus)
حَتّی /hattā/
(even [as an adverb])
عَلی‌رَغمِ /alāraqm-e/
(despite; contrary to) Open / Comment

2021-08-22 13:48:12 میوه‌ها Fruits #واژگان #vocabulary میوه /mive/ = fruit موز /mowz/ = banana پُرتِقال /porteqâl/ = orange خیار /xiyâr/ = cucumber سیب /sib/ = apple لیمو /limu/ = lemon هِندَوانه؛ هِندونه /hendavâne; hendune/ = watermelon … Open / Comment

2021-08-22 13:46:08 میوه‌ها Fruits #واژگان #vocabulary میوه /mive/ = fruit موز /mowz/ = banana پُرتِقال /porteqâl/ = orange خیار /xiyâr/ = cucumber سیب /sib/ = apple لیمو /limu/ = lemon هِندَوانه؛ هِندونه /hendavâne; hendune/ = watermelon … Open / Comment

2021-08-22 13:44:54 میوه‌ها Fruits #واژگان #vocabulary میوه /mive/ = fruit موز /mowz/ = banana پُرتِقال /porteqâl/ = orange خیار /xiyâr/ = cucumber سیب /sib/ = apple لیمو /limu/ = lemon هِندَوانه؛ هِندونه /hendavâne; hendune/ = watermelon … Open / Comment

2021-08-22 13:43:28 میوه‌ها
Fruits
#واژگان
#vocabulary

میوه /mive/
= fruit

موز /mowz/
= banana

پُرتِقال /porteqâl/
= orange

خیار /xiyâr/
= cucumber

سیب /sib/
= apple

لیمو /limu/
= lemon

هِندَوانه؛ هِندونه /hendavâne; hendune/
= watermelon

گیلاس /gilâs/
= cherry

آناناس /ânânâs/
= pineapple

گُلابی /golâbi/
= pear

توت‌فَرَنگی /tutfarangi/
= strawberry

اَنگور /angur/
= grape

هلو /hulu/
= peach

آلبالو /âlbâlu/
= sour cherry

اَنبه /anbe/
= mango

نارگیل /nârgil/
= coconut

طالِبی /tâlebi/
= honeydew melon

کیوی /kivi/
= kiwifruit

نارَنگی /nârangi/
= tangerine

خُرما /xormâ/
= date

خَربُزه /xarboze/
= Persian melon

زَردآلو /zardâlu/
= apricot

خُرمالو /xormâlu/
= persimmon

اَنجیر /anjir/
= fig

اَنار /anâr/
= pomegranate Open / Comment

2021-08-21 20:53:46 How to conjugate a Persian verb in past perfect tense:

Omit the suffix -an from the end of the infinitive to find the past stem:

For example:
koštan (= to kill) > košt
davidan (=to run) > david
paridan (=to jump) > parid

Add the suffix -e to the past stem to construct the past participle:

košt + e > košte (=killed)
david + e > davide (=run)
parid + e > paride (=jumped)

Choose the proper form of the auxiliary verb budan* (=to be) conjugated in the past simple tense and put it right after the past participle of the verb you want to conjugate;

* listed as following
Man (=I) > budam
To (=You) > budi
U (=He/She/It) > bud
Mâ (=We) > budim
Šomâ (=You) > budid
Ânhâ (=They) > budand

Example:

Conjugate the verb xordan (=to eat) in the past perfect tense:

xordan - an = xord (past stem)

xord + e = xorde (past participle)

xorde + budam = xorde budam (=I had eaten)
xorde + budi = xorde budi (=You had eaten)
xorde + bud = xorde bud (=He/She/It had eaten)
xorde + budim = xorde budim (=We had eaten)
xorde + budid = xorde budid (=You had eaten)
xorde + budand = xorde budand (=They had eaten)

Persian subject pronouns "To" & "Šomâ" both mean ''you''; while To is used for singular and informal speech, Šomâ is for plural and/or formal usage.
#grammar Open / Comment