Dari Grammar
Prepositions - Dari |
and و  |
above بالای |
under زیر |
before قبل از |
after پس از |
in front of در مقابل |
behind پشت سر |
far from دور از |
near نزدیک |
in در، طی |
inside داخل |
outside خارج از |
with با |
without بدون |
about درباره |
between میان |
but اما |
for برای |
from از |
to به |
Preposition Grammar Rules
The following examples use prepositions in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
Prepositions + Rules - Dari |
I eat without a knife |
she lives near the church |
he is taller than her |
he came with his small dog |
can you come with me? |
Negation in Dari
Now let's learn how to make a negative sentence (negation). For example: Saying no, I can't, I don't ... The following examples use negation in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
Negation + Rules - Dari |
I understand you |
I don't understand you |
this is not the correct word |
don't leave me |
no problem |
Negative Sentences - Dari |
I don't speak French |
she didn't visit Germany |
he cannot see us |
can't she play chess? |
we will not come late |
Questions in Dari
Now let's learn how to ask questions (interrogative). Such as: what, why, can you ...? Here are some common examples:
English - Dari |
how? چگونه؟ |
what? چه؟ |
who? که؟ چه کسی؟ |
why? چرا؟ |
where? کجا؟ |
More of the interrogative form, now in a sentence:
Questions + Rules - Dari |
where do you live? |
does she speak Chinese? |
how much is this? |
can I help you? |
what is your name? |
Adverbs in Dari
It's time to learn the adverbs in Dari. But what is an adverb? In general, adverbs modify verbs and adjectives. For example: You speak fast. The adverb is [fast] because it describes the verb and answers the question how do you speak?. Here is a list of the most common ones:
Adverbs - Dari |
now اکنون |
yesterday دیروز |
today امروز |
tonight امشب |
tomorrow فردا |
soon به زودی |
quickly به سرعت |
slowly به آهستگی |
together با هم |
very بسیار |
almost تقریباً |
always همیشه |
usually معمولاً |
sometimes گاهی |
rarely بندرت |
never هرگز |
The following examples use the adverbs in different ways and places to demonstrate how it behaves in a sentence.
Adverbs + Rules - Dari |
do you understand me now? |
I need help immediately |
she is very intelligent |
I will always love you |
can we learn German together? |
Pronouns in Dari
We're almost done! This time we will learn the pronouns in Dari. In general, a pronoun can be used instead of a noun. For example instead of saying my teacher speaks 3 languages, you can use the pronoun he, and say he speaks 3 languages. Here is a list of the most common ones:
Personal Pronouns - Dari |
I من |
you تو / شما |
he او (مرد) |
she او (زن) |
we ما |
they آنها |
Object Pronouns - Dari |
me من را |
you تو / شما را |
him او را (مرد) |
her او را (زن) |
us ما را |
them آنها را |
Possessive Pronouns - Dari |
my ازمن (مالکیت) |
your از تو / شما (مالکیت) |
his ازاو (مالکیت) (مرد) |
her از او (مالکیت) (زن) |
our از ما (مالکیت) |
their از آنها (مالکیت) |
I think it's better to put the above example in a sentence to better assist you. The following examples use pronouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence. We will start with the personal pronouns.
Personal Pronouns - Dari |
I am your friend |
you speak very fast |
he has three dogs |
she can speak German |
we will not come late |
they bought milk and bread |
The object pronoun is used as a target by a verb, and usually come after that verb. For example: I gave him my book. The object pronoun here is him. Here are more examples:
Object Pronouns - Dari |
can you tell me your name? |
I will give you money |
she wrote him a letter |
they visited her yesterday |
can she help us? |
he gave them food |
Possessive Pronouns - Dari |
my name is Maya |
your brother lives here |
her mother cooks for us |
his hobby is reading books |
our dream is to visit Paris |
their house is not far |
One more thing you need to know is the demonstrative pronouns. They're very easy to learn.
Demonstrative Pronouns - Dari |
this is my house این خانه من است |
that restaurant is far آن رستوران دور است |
these apples are delicious این سیب ها خوشمزه هستند |
those stars are shiny اون ستاره ها درخشان هستند |