Conjugation of the Persian Verb داشتن (dāshtan)
داشتن
dāshtan
Meaning
to have
Type
Irregular
Past Participle
داشته (dāshte)
Present Stem (بن مضارع)
دار (dār)
Past Stem (بن ماضی)
داشت (dāsht)
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) | دارم | dāram |
| تو (to) | داری | dāri |
| او (u) | دارد | dārad |
| ما (mā) | داریم | dārim |
| شما (shomā) | دارید | dārid |
| آنها (ānhā) | دارند | dārand |
Past Simple (گذشته ساده)
Formed with the past stem + personal endings. Expresses completed actions.
| Pronoun | Persian | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| من (man) | داشتم | dāshtam |
| تو (to) | داشتی | dāshti |
| او (u) | داشت | dāsht |
| ما (mā) | داشتیم | dāshtim |
| شما (shomā) | داشتید | dāshtid |
| آنها (ānhā) | داشتند | dāshtand |
Imperfect (گذشته استمراری)
Formed with می (mi-) + past stem + personal endings. Expresses habitual or ongoing past actions.
| Pronoun | Persian | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| من (man) | داشتم | dāshtam |
| تو (to) | داشتی | dāshti |
| او (u) | داشت | dāsht |
| ما (mā) | داشتیم | dāshtim |
| شما (shomā) | داشتید | dāshtid |
| آنها (ānhā) | داشتند | dāshtand |
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) | داشته باشم | dāshte bāsham |
| تو (to) | داشته باشی | dāshte bāshi |
| او (u) | داشته باشد | dāshte bāshad |
| ما (mā) | داشته باشیم | dāshte bāshim |
| شما (shomā) | داشته باشید | dāshte bāshid |
| آنها (ānhā) | داشته باشند | dāshte 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 داشت | khāham dāsht |
| تو (to) | خواهی داشت | khāhi dāsht |
| او (u) | خواهد داشت | khāhad dāsht |
| ما (mā) | خواهیم داشت | khāhim dāsht |
| شما (shomā) | خواهید داشت | khāhid dāsht |
| آنها (ānhā) | خواهند داشت | khāhand dāsht |
Example Sentences
Present
من یک خواهر دارم.
Man yek khāhar dāram.
I have a sister.
Past
او ماشین داشت.
U māshin dāsht.
He/she had a car.
Question
وقت داری؟
Vaqt dāri?
Do you have time?