هرگز

What it means

هرگز (hargez) means “never.” Native Persian adverb of frequency, used universally for the absolute negative. Often paired with negative verbs.

How to use it

• هرگز فراموش نمی‌کنم (hargez farâmush nemikonam) “I will never forget”
• هرگز اینجا نبوده‌ام (hargez injâ nabude-am) “I have never been here”
• هرگز نگو هرگز (hargez nagu hargez) “Never say never”

Common pairings

• هرگز نه (hargez nah) “absolutely no”
• تا هرگز (tâ hargez) “until forever (negative)”

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab