گم کردن
gom kardan
to lose (something)
verb (compound, active)A2
Quick Reference
GOM kar-DAN
to lose (something)
A2 — Elementary
گم کردن pronounced by Elyar
What it means
گم کردن (gom kardan) is a Persian compound verb meaning “to lose (something).” Built from گم (gom) “lost” + کردن (kardan) “to do.” Literal sense: “to make lost.” It is the active version: you lose your keys.
How to use it
- کلیدم را گم کردم (kalid-am râ gom kardam) “I lost my key”
- راه را گم کردیم (râh râ gom kardim) “We lost the way”
- پولش را گم کرد (pul-ash râ gom kard) “He lost his money”
Active vs passive pair
- گم کردن (gom kardan) “to lose (something)”, active
- گم شدن (gom shodan) “to get lost, become lost”, passive/inchoative
This noun + کردن / noun + شدن alternation is one of Persian’s most productive patterns: the same noun pairs with کردن for active and شدن for passive.
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گم کردن (gom kardan) is built from gom (گم, a Persian adjective meaning lost or missing) plus the Persian light verb کردن (kardan, to do or to make). The pattern is adjective + light verb forming a transitive (active) verb: literally to make lost, idiomatically to lose something. Pairs with گم شدن (gom shodan), the intransitive counterpart formed with شدن (shodan, to become) meaning to get lost.Connected Words