There are a group of compound verbs with special conjugation that have not been discussed in traditional grammar references and it is not defined how to write their infinitive form in such a way as to be distinguishable from other verbs. The infinitive of these verbs is conjugated in third-person singular for all persons and object pronouns indicate the exact person of the verb. Here, they will be called “pronominal verbs” considering that pronouns are used in their conjugation. In addition, their infinitive form will be written with the object pronoun for third-person singular. The following table shows some of the most common pronominal verbs.
| Pronominal Verb | Meaning |
|---|---|
| بدش آمدن
bad-aš âmadan |
to dislike, to find unpleasant |
| خوشش آمدن
xoš-aš âmadan |
to like, to find enjoyable or agreeable |
| دردش آمدن
dard-aš âmadan |
to feel pain |
| دردش گرفتن
dard-aš gereftan |
to start feeling pain |
| گریه‌اش گرفتن
gerye-aš gereftan |
to start crying, to feel like crying |
| گرسنه‌اش بودن
gorosne-aš budan |
to be hungry |
| سردش شدن
sard-aš šodan |
to feel cold |
| سردش بودن
sard-aš budan |
to be (feeling) cold |
| تشنه‌اش بودن
tešne-aš budan |
to feel thirsty |
Conjugation
The following table shows the conjugation of بدش آمدن (“bad-aš âmadan”; to dislike, to find unpleasant) in perfective past and imperfective present.
| Perfective Past | Imperfective Present | |
|---|---|---|
| 1S | بدم آمد
bad-am âmad |
بدم می‌آید
bad-am miâyad |
| 2S | بدت آمد
bad-at âmad |
بدت می‌آید
bad-at miâyad |
| 3S | بدش آمد
bad-aš âmad |
بدش می‌آید
bad-aš miâyad |
| 1P | بدمان آمد
bad-emân âmad |
بدمان می‌آید
bad-emân miâyad |
| 2P | بدتان آمد
bad-etân âmad |
بدتان می‌آید
bad-etân miâyad |
| 3P | بدشان آمد
bad-ešân âmad |
بدشان می‌آید
bad-ešân miâyad |
The following table shows its negative conjugation:
| Perfective Past | Imperfective Present | |
|---|---|---|
| 1S | بدم نیامد
bad-am nayâmad |
بدم نمی‌آید
bad-am nemiâyad |
| 2S | بدت نیامد
bad-at nayâmad |
بدت نمی‌آید
bad-at nemiâyad |
| 3S | بدش نیامد
bad-aš nayâmad |
بدش نمی‌آید
bad-aš nemiâyad |
| 1P | بدمان نیامد
bad-emân nayâmad |
بدمان نمی‌آید
bad-emân nemiâyad |
| 2P | بدتان نیامد
bad-etân nayâmad |
بدتان نمی‌آید
bad-etân nemiâyad |
| 3P | بدشان نیامد
bad-ešân nayâmad |
بدشان نمی‌آید
bad-ešân nemiâyad |
Examples
| می‌شود بخاری را روشن کنی؟ سردم است
Mišavad boxâri râ rowšan koni? Sard-am ast Could you turn up the heater? I’m cold |
| از این رنگ خوشت می‌آید؟
Az in rang xoš-at miâyad Do you like this color? |
| تشنه‌ام است
Tešne-am ast I’m thirsty |
| گرسنه‌ام است
Gorosne-am ast I’m hungry |