The Future active participle, or simply “future participle”, is formed from the infinitive of a verb and the suffix ی (i). It literally means “going to, about to” but depending on the context, it can create words that convey “due to”, “necessary to”, “suitable to”, “worthy of”, “able to”, etc.
| Infinitive | Future active participle |
|---|---|
| شستن šostan to wash |
شستنی šostani washable; due to wash (e.g. laundry) |
| دیدن didan to see |
دیدنی didani worth seeing |
| حفظ کردن hefz kardan to memorize |
حفظ‌کردنی hefzkardani necessary to memorize |
| شکستن šekastan to break |
شکستنی šekastani liable to break, breakable |
| خواندن xwândan to read |
خواندنی xwândani worth reading |
| شنیدن šenidan to hear |
شنیدنی šenidani worth hearing |
| دوست داشتن dust dâštan to love |
دوست‌داشتنی dustdâštani deserving to be loved, lovable |
| به یاد ماندن be yâd mândan to remember |
به‌یادماندنی beyâdmândani worth remembering, memorable |
| باور کردن bâvar kardan to believe |
باورکردنی bâvarkardani able to be believed, believable |
Examples
| اگر آمدنی شدم زنگ می‌زنم Agar âmadani šodam, zang mizanam I’ll call you if I’m going to come |
| برگشتنی نیست Bargaštani nist He/She/It isn’t going to return |
| دیدنیها didanihâ that are worth seeing, attractions |
| دیدنی‌ترین جاهای یزد کجاست؟ Didanitarin jâhâ-ye Yazd kojâ’st? Where are the best attractions/sights of Yazd? |
| اصفهان دیدنیهای بسیاری دارد Esfahân didanihâ-ye besyâr-i dârad Esfahan has many attractions |
Participles can function as an adjective, adverb or noun. In دیدنیها (“didanihâ”), the future active participle دیدنی (“didani”) is functioning as a noun and has taken the plural suffix. In دیدنی‌ترین (“didanitarin”), the future active participle دیدنی (“didani”) is functioning as an adjective and has taken the superlative suffix.
Negative form
The negative form of future participle is formed by prefixing ن (na-) to the infinitive.
| Negative Infinitive | Future Active Participle |
|---|---|
| باور نکردن bâvar nakardan not to believe |
باورنکردنی bâvarnakardani impossible to believe, incredible |
| نشکستن našekastan not to break |
نشکستنی našekastani not liable to break, unbreakable |