برگشتن
bargashtan
to return, come back
verbA1
Quick Reference
bar-gash-TAN
to return, come back
A1 — Absolute Beginner
برگشتن pronounced by Elyar
What it means
برگشتن (bargashtan) means “to return” or “to come back.” Built from بر (bar) “back” + گشتن (gashtan) “to turn.” Native Persian compound.
How to use it
- به خانه برگشتم (be khâne bargashtam) “I returned home”
- کی برمیگردی؟ (key barmigardi?) “When are you coming back?”
- برگشت به ایران (bargasht be irân) “He returned to Iran”
Conjugation snapshot
- Present stem: برگرد (bargard)
- Past stem: برگشت (bargasht)
- Imperative: برگرد (bargard) “come back!”
References
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Past stemبرگشت bargasht
1sg presentبرمیگردم barmigardam "I return"
1sg pastبرگشتم bargashtam "I returned"
Subjunctive 1sgبرگردم bargardam "(that) I return"
Imperative (2sg)برگرد bargard "come back!"
Imperative (2pl)برگردید bargardid "come back! (formal)"
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