همیشه

What it means

همیشه (hamishe) means “always.” Native Persian adverb of frequency, used universally for the highest level of frequency or constancy.

How to use it

• همیشه چای می‌خورم (hamishe chây mikhoram) “I always drink tea”
• تو همیشه دیر می‌آیی (to hamishe dir miyâyi) “You always come late”
• همیشه دوستت دارم (hamishe duset dâram) “I will always love you”

The frequency family

• همیشه (hamishe) “always”
• اکثر اوقات (aksar-e owqât) “most of the time”
• اغلب (aghlab) “often”
• گاهی (gâhi) “sometimes”
• به ندرت (be nodrat) “rarely”
• هرگز (hargez) “never”

Common pairings

• برای همیشه (barâye hamishe) “forever”
• تا همیشه (tâ hamishe) “until forever”
• همیشگی (hamishegi) “permanent, eternal”

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab