فکر کردن

What it means

فکر کردن (fekr kardan) is a Persian compound verb meaning “to think.” Built from فکر (fekr) “thought” + کردن (kardan) “to do.” Literal sense: “to do a thought.”

How it is built

• فکر (fekr) noun: “thought, idea,” Arabic loanword from root ف-ک-ر
• کردن (kardan) light verb: “to do,” Persian
• Combined: فکر کردن “to do thought” = to think

How to use it

• چه فکر می‌کنی؟ (che fekr mikoni?) “What do you think?”
• دارم فکر می‌کنم (dâram fekr mikonam) “I am thinking”
• به آینده فکر می‌کنم (be âyande fekr mikonam) “I am thinking about the future”

Common pairings

• فکر کردن به (fekr kardan be) “to think about”
• فکر کنم (fekr konam) “I think” (casual)
• فکر خوب (fekr-e khub) “good idea”
• متفکر (motafakker) “thinker, intellectual”

Pure Persian alternative

Some speakers use the Pure Persian alternative اندیشیدن (andishidan) “to think” instead of فکر کردن. اندیشیدن is more literary and formal; فکر کردن dominates in everyday speech.

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab