🔤 Grammar
Present tense of common verbs
The present tense in Dari is formed with the prefix «می» + the present stem + a personal ending. For example, خوردن (to eat) → stem «خور» → «میخورم» (I eat).
Conjugation tables
خوردن — to eat (present)
| Pronoun | Dari | Translit |
|---|---|---|
| من | میخورم | mēkhōram |
| تو | میخوری | mēkhōrī |
| او | میخورد | mēkhōrad |
| ما | میخوریم | mēkhōrēm |
| شما | میخورید | mēkhōrēd |
| آنها | میخورند | mēkhōrand |
نوشیدن — to drink (present)
| Pronoun | Dari | Translit |
|---|---|---|
| من | مینوشم | mēnōsham |
| تو | مینوشی | mēnōshī |
| او | مینوشد | mēnōshad |
| ما | مینوشیم | mēnōshēm |
| شما | مینوشید | mēnōshēd |
| آنها | مینوشند | mēnōshand |
Examples
- من نان و پنیر میخورم.man nān wa panīr mēkhōram.I eat bread and cheese.
- او چای سبز مینوشد.ō chāy-e sabz mēnōshad.He/she drinks green tea.
- ما هر شب نان شب میخوریم.mā har shab nān-e shab mēkhōrēm.We eat dinner every night.
Practice
Match each food to its meaning.
Tap a english below, then tap the dari it belongs to — or drag it.
Dari
English
Match each conjugated form of «خوردن» to its pronoun.
Tap a pronoun below, then tap the verb form it belongs to — or drag it.
Verb form
Pronoun