گم شدن
gom shodan
to get lost
verb (compound, passive/inchoative)A2
Quick Reference
GOM sho-DAN
to get lost
A2 — Elementary
گم شدن pronounced by Elyar
What it means
گم شدن (gom shodan) is a Persian compound verb meaning “to get lost” or “to become lost.” Built from گم (gom) “lost” + شدن (shodan) “to become.” It is the passive/inchoative pair to گم کردن: you don’t lose something, you yourself get lost.
How to use it
- در شهر گم شدم (dar shahr gom shodam) “I got lost in the city”
- گم شو! (gom show!) “Get lost!” (rude)
- کلیدم گم شد (kalid-am gom shod) “My key got lost”
The shodan pattern
Persian’s noun + شدن pattern produces the passive or inchoative (“become”) form of countless compounds. Pair it with the active noun + کردن, and you get a complete pair: گم کردن (to lose actively) / گم شدن (to become lost).
Common pairings
- گم شو (gom show) “get lost!” (imperative, rude)
- گم و گور شدن (gom-o gur shodan) “to disappear completely”
- راه گم کن (râh gom kon) “the path-loser, someone who got lost”
References
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گم شدن (gom shodan) is built from gom (گم, a Persian adjective meaning lost or missing) plus the Persian light verb شدن (shodan, to become). The pattern is adjective + light verb forming an intransitive (passive or inchoative) verb: literally to become lost, idiomatically to get lost or to be lost. Pairs with گم کردن (gom kardan), the transitive counterpart formed with کردن (kardan, to do) meaning to lose something.Connected Words