بد

What it means

بد (bad) means “bad.” Native Persian adjective, foundation A1 vocabulary.

How to use it

• هوا بد است (havâ bad ast) “The weather is bad”
• این کار بد است (in kâr bad ast) “This is a bad thing to do”
• حال بد دارم (hâl-e bad dâram) “I feel bad”

Comparative and superlative

• بد (bad) “bad”
• بدتر (bad-tar) “worse”
• بدترین (bad-tarin) “worst”

Common pairings

• بدبخت (bad-bakht) “unfortunate” (literally “bad fate”)
• بدشانس (bad-shâns) “unlucky”
• بدبین (bad-bin) “pessimistic” (literally “bad seeing”)
• بدخواه (bad-khâh) “ill-wisher”

Register

Neutral.

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab