Persian Grammar
Simple and compound Infinitives
Simple Infinitives
Farsi infinitives end with letter “ن”.Simple infinitives have one word:
Englis |
Pronunciation |
Persian |
| To become | /shodan/ |
شُدَن |
| To see | /didan/ |
دیدَن |
| To write | /neveshtan/ |
نِوِشتَن |
| To go | /raftan/ |
رَفتَن |
| To say | /goftan/ |
گُفتَن |
| To hear |
/shenidan/ |
شِنیدَن |
Compound Infinitives
A compound infinitive is a combination of a verb and noun or adjective.
English |
Pronunciation |
Persian |
| To live |
/zendegi kardan/ |
زِندِگی کَردَن |
| To talk | /goftegu kardan/ | گُفتِگو کَردَن |
| To wake up | /bidâr shodan/ | بیدار شُدَن |
| To fly | /parvâz kardan/ | پَرواز کَردَن |
| To see | /negah kardan/ | نِگاه کَردَن |
| To advise | /pand dâdan/ | پَند دادن |
