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Verbs & Present Tense

Present stem, personal endings, to be (hast-) and common present verbs
بن مضارع — present stem
present stem
bon-e mozaare
The base for all present tense forms
پیشوند می‌ — continuous marker
mi- prefix (continuous/habitual)
mi-
mi- before verb = ongoing or habitual action
شخصه: م ی د یم ید ند
personal endings: m i d im id and
-am, -i, -ad, -im, -id, -and
Attached after mi- + present stem
می‌خورم / می‌خوری / می‌خورد
I eat / you eat / he eats
mi-khoram / mi-khori / mi-khorad
خور = present stem of خوردن (to eat)
می‌روم / می‌آیم / می‌گویم
I go / I come / I say
mi-ravam / mi-aayam / mi-guyam
رو, آ, گو = present stems of رفتن, آمدن, گفتن
هستن = بودن
to be: budan (hast-)
budan
هستم = I am; نیستم = I am not
داشتن — to have
daashtan — to have
daashtan
دارم, داری, دارد = I have, you have, he has
می‌دانم / می‌فهمم
I know / I understand
mi-daanam / mi-fahm am
دان = know (stem); فهم = understand
می‌خواهم — I want
mi-khaaham — I want
mi-khaaham
خواه = present stem of خواستن
می‌توانم — I can
mi-tavaanam — I can
mi-tavaanam
توان = present stem of توانستن (to be able)