Farsi 13 - Present Verb Stems

English front, Finglish back. Sarineh's present-stem set: infinitive plus the stem you build the present tense on (mi + stem + ending).

How do you build the present tense?

mi + present stem + ending (mi-shin-am = I sit)

to sit (infinitive / present stem)

neshastan / shin<br>neshastan = to sit: past stem neshast, present stem neshin

to eat

khordan / khor<br>khordan = to eat: past stem khord, present stem khor

to see

didan / bin<br>didan = to see: past stem did, present stem bin

to sleep

khabidan / khab<br>khabidan = to sleep: past stem khabid, present stem khab

to speak

harf zadan / harf zan<br>harf (word) + zadan (to hit) = to speak

to cook

pokhtan / paz<br>pokhtan = to cook / bake: past stem pokht, present stem paz

to fix / to make

dorost kardan / dorost kon<br>dorost (right / correct) + kardan (to do) = to make

to go

raftan / r<br>raftan = to go: past stem raft, present stem rav

to return

bargashtan / bargard<br>bargashtan = to return: past stem bargasht, present stem bargard

I sit

mineshinam<br>mi- + neshin (present stem of neshastan, to sit) + -am (I)

I eat

mikhoram<br>mi- + khor (eat) + -am (I)

I see

mibinam<br>mi- + bin (present stem of didan, to see) + -am (I)

I sleep

mikhabam<br>mi- + khab (present stem of khabidan, to sleep) + -am (I)

I speak

harf mizanam<br>harf (word) + mi-zan-am (I hit) = I speak

I cook

mipazam<br>mi- + paz (present stem of pokhtan, to cook) + -am (I)

I make

dorost mikonam<br>mi- + kon (present stem of kardan, to do) + -am (I)

I go

miram<br>mi- + r (spoken present stem of raftan) + -am (I go)

I return

barmigardam<br>bar + mi- + gard (present stem of bargashtan, to return) + -am (