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Arabic Conjugation of the Persian Verb بودن (budan)
Present Tense (حال ساده)
Formed with the می (mi-) prefix + present stem + personal endings. Expresses current, habitual, or ongoing actions.
| Pronoun | Persian | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| من (man) | هستم | hastam |
| تو (to) | هستی | hasti |
| او (u) | هست / است | hast / ast |
| ما (mā) | هستیم | hastim |
| شما (shomā) | هستید | hastid |
| آنها (ānhā) | هستند | hastand |
Past Simple (گذشته ساده)
Formed with the past stem + personal endings. Expresses completed actions.
| Pronoun | Persian | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| من (man) | بودم | budam |
| تو (to) | بودی | budi |
| او (u) | بود | bud |
| ما (mā) | بودیم | budim |
| شما (shomā) | بودید | budid |
| آنها (ānhā) | بودند | budand |
Imperfect (گذشته استمراری)
Formed with می (mi-) + past stem + personal endings. Expresses habitual or ongoing past actions.
| Pronoun | Persian | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| من (man) | میبودم | mi-budam |
| تو (to) | میبودی | mi-budi |
| او (u) | میبود | mi-bud |
| ما (mā) | میبودیم | mi-budim |
| شما (shomā) | میبودید | mi-budid |
| آنها (ānhā) | میبودند | mi-budand |
Subjunctive (التزامی)
Formed with بـ (be-) + present stem + personal endings. Used after باید (must), شاید (maybe), میخواهم (I want), and similar constructions.
| Pronoun | Persian | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| من (man) | باشم | bāsham |
| تو (to) | باشی | bāshi |
| او (u) | باشد | bāshad |
| ما (mā) | باشیم | bāshim |
| شما (shomā) | باشید | bāshid |
| آنها (ānhā) | باشند | bāshand |
Future (آینده)
Formed with the conjugated auxiliary خواه (khāh-) + past stem. More formal; colloquially, the present tense or میخواهم + subjunctive is preferred.
| Pronoun | Persian | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| من (man) | خواهم بود | khāham bud |
| تو (to) | خواهی بود | khāhi bud |
| او (u) | خواهد بود | khāhad bud |
| ما (mā) | خواهیم بود | khāhim bud |
| شما (shomā) | خواهید بود | khāhid bud |
| آنها (ānhā) | خواهند بود | khāhand bud |
Imperative (امری)
Formed with بـ (be-/bo-) + present stem. Used for commands and requests.
| Person | Persian | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| تو (to) — singular | باش | bāsh |
| شما (shomā) — plural/formal | باشید | bāshid |
Example Sentences
من دانشجو هستم.
Man dāneshjū hastam.
I am a student.
او معلم بود.
U moʿallem bud.
He/she was a teacher.
باید خوشحال باشی.
Bāyad khoshhāl bāshi.
You should be happy.
قوی باش!
Qavi bāsh!
Be strong!