Conjugation of the Persian Verb داشتن (dāshtan)
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
من یک خواهر دارم.
Man yek khāhar dāram.
I have a sister.
او ماشین داشت.
U māshin dāsht.
He/she had a car.
وقت داری؟
Vaqt dāri?
Do you have time?