درست کردن

What it means

درست کردن (dorost kardan) is a Persian compound verb meaning “to make,” “to fix,” or “to prepare.” Built from درست (dorost) “correct, right, proper” + کردن (kardan) “to do.” Literal sense: “to make right.” Covers a wide range of construction, repair, and preparation senses.

The senses

• To make / build: خانه درست کردم (khâne dorost kardam) “I built a house”
• To fix / repair: ماشین را درست کرد (mâshin râ dorost kard) “He fixed the car”
• To prepare (food, etc.): غذا درست می‌کنم (ghazâ dorost mikonam) “I am making food”

Compound breakdown

• درست (dorost) adjective: “correct, right, proper”
• کردن (kardan) light verb: “to do”
• Combined: “to make right” = to make, fix, prepare

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab