Formation
be + present stem + present ending
neveshtan [nevis] — to write
| singular | plural |
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| 1st | benevisam | benevisim |
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| 2nd | benevisi | benevisid |
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| 3rd | benevisad | benevisand |
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kâr kardan [kon] — to work
| singular | plural |
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| 1st | kâr bekonam | kâr bekonim |
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| 2nd | kâr bekoni | kâr bekonid |
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| 3rd | kâr bekonad | kâr bekonand |
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Regarding compound verbs, the subjunctive prefix be- is often omitted.
kâr kardan
| singular | plural |
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| 1st | kâr konam | kâr konim |
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| 2nd | kâr koni | kâr konid |
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| 3rd | kâr konad | kâr konand |
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The verb budan (to be) doesn't take the subjunctive prefix be-:
| singular | plural |
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| 1st | bâsham | bâshim |
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| 2nd | bâshi | bâshid |
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| 3rd | bâshad | bâshand |
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The verb dâshtan (to have) is not normally conjugated in this tense and instead, its past narrative form is used. It also applies to compound verbs made from dâshtan, in which the compound verb retains the meaning of «to have». Compare bar dâshtan (to pick up) with dust dâshtan (to like, to love; literally: to have a feeling of liking or love):
bar dâshtan
| singular | plural |
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| 1st | bar dâram | bar dârim |
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| 2nd | bar dâri | bar dârid |
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| 3rd | bar dârad | bar dârand |
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dust dâshtan
| singular | plural |
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| 1st | dust dâshte bâsham | dust dâshte bâshim |
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| 2nd | dust dâshte bâshi | dust dâshte bâshid |
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| 3rd | dust dâshte bâshad | dust dâshte bâshand |
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