Conjugation of the Persian Verb زدن (zadan)

زدن

zadan

Meaning

to hit / to strike / to play (instrument)

Type

Simple

Past Participle

زده (zade)

Present Stem (بن مضارع)

زن (zan)

Past Stem (بن ماضی)

زد (zad)

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)	می‌زنم	mi-zanam
تو (to)	می‌زنی	mi-zani
او (u)	می‌زند	mi-zanad
ما (mā)	می‌زنیم	mi-zanim
شما (shomā)	می‌زنید	mi-zanid
آنها (ānhā)	می‌زنند	mi-zanand

Past Simple (گذشته ساده)

Formed with the past stem + personal endings. Expresses completed actions.

Pronoun	Persian	Transliteration
من (man)	زدم	zadam
تو (to)	زدی	zadi
او (u)	زد	zad
ما (mā)	زدیم	zadim
شما (shomā)	زدید	zadid
آنها (ānhā)	زدند	zadand

Imperfect (گذشته استمراری)

Formed with می‌ (mi-) + past stem + personal endings. Expresses habitual or ongoing past actions.

Pronoun	Persian	Transliteration
من (man)	می‌زدم	mi-zadam
تو (to)	می‌زدی	mi-zadi
او (u)	می‌زد	mi-zad
ما (mā)	می‌زدیم	mi-zadim
شما (shomā)	می‌زدید	mi-zadid
آنها (ānhā)	می‌زدند	mi-zadand

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)	بزنم	bezanam
تو (to)	بزنی	bezani
او (u)	بزند	bezanad
ما (mā)	بزنیم	bezanim
شما (shomā)	بزنید	bezanid
آنها (ānhā)	بزنند	bezanand

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 زد	khāham zad
تو (to)	خواهی زد	khāhi zad
او (u)	خواهد زد	khāhad zad
ما (mā)	خواهیم زد	khāhim zad
شما (shomā)	خواهید زد	khāhid zad
آنها (ānhā)	خواهند زد	khāhand zad

Imperative (امری)

Formed with بـ (be-/bo-) + present stem. Used for commands and requests.

Person	Persian	Transliteration
تو (to) — singular	بزن	bezan
شما (shomā) — plural/formal	بزنید	bezanid

Example Sentences

Compound

حرف زدن — حرف می‌زنم.

Harf zadan — harf mi-zanam.

To talk — I talk.

Past

گیتار زد.

Gitār zad.

He/she played guitar.

Imperative

بزن!

Bezan!

Hit it! / Play!