آمدن

What it means

آمدن (âmadan) is a Persian verb meaning “to come.” Native Persian root, foundational A1 vocabulary. The natural pair to رفتن “to go.” Has irregular conjugation.

How to use it

• می‌آیم (miyâyam) “I am coming”
• دیروز آمد (diruz âmad) “He came yesterday”
• کجا می‌آیی؟ (kojâ miyâyi?) “Where are you coming from?”

Conjugation snapshot (irregular)

• Present stem: آی (â), “می‌آیم miyâyam, می‌آیی miyâyi”
• Past stem: آمد (âmad), “آمدم âmadam, آمدی âmadi”
• Imperative: بیا (biyâ) “come!”
• Infinitive: آمدن (âmadan)

Common pairings

• آمد و رفت (âmad-o raft) “coming and going” (commerce, traffic)
• به دست آمدن (be dast âmadan) “to be obtained, achieved”
• به یاد آمدن (be yâd âmadan) “to remember” (literally “come to memory”)

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab