A2 Verb System 1 min read

Persian Verb Prefixes: می، ب، ن، نمی (The Four Keys)

Overview

Persian verb meaning changes with four key prefixes: (1) می (mi-): present/habitual → mikonam (I do/am doing). (2) ب (be-): subjunctive/imperative → bekonam (that I do), bokon! (do!).
(3) ن (na-): past negation → nakardam (I didn't do). (4) نمی (nemi-): present negation → nemikonam (I don't do). The prefix attaches to the verb stem.
No prefix = simple past: kardam (I did).
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