In Persian, like Spanish and French, we have different verbs for "to know something" and "to know somebody".
Verb | Present Stem |
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دانستن dânestan to know something | دان dân |
شناختن shenâkhtan to know somebody | شناس shenâs |
Examples:
شناختن | دانستن |
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سالهاست که همدیگر را میشناسیم Sâlhâ'st ke hamdigar râ mishenâsim We have known each other for years | میدانید ایستگاه کجاست؟ Midânid istgâh kojâ'st? Do you know where the station is? |
Now some words derived from the stems of these verbs:
Derivations of دانستن
دانش dânesh science |
دانشمند dâneshmand scientist |
دانشآموز dâneshâmuz student (literally: science-learner) |
دانشجو dâneshju university student (literally: science-seeker) |
دانشگاه dâneshgâh university (literally: science-place) |
دانشکده dâneshkade faculty (literally: science-home) |
دانا dânâ wise |
دانایی dânâyi wisdom |
فیزیکدان fizikdân physicist (literally: one who knows physics) |
ریاضیدان riyâzidân mathematician (literally: one who knows mathematics) |
Derivations of شناختن
شناخت shenâkht cognition, understanding |
شناخته shenâkhte known |
ناشناخته nâshenâkhte unknown |
شناسایی shenâsâyi identification, recognition |
آشنا âshenâ familiar, acquainted; acquaintance |
آشنایی âshenâyi familiarity, acquaintance |
ناشناس nâshenâs unfamiliar; incognito |
شناسه shenâse identifier |
زبانشناس zabânshenâs linguist |
زبانشناسی zabânshenâsi linguistics |
جانورشناس jânevarshenâs zoologist |