خوابیدن
khâbidan
to sleep
verbA1
Quick Reference
khÂ-bi-DAN
to sleep
A1 — Absolute Beginner
خوابیدن pronounced by Elyar
What it means
خوابیدن (khâbidan) is a Persian verb meaning “to sleep.” Native Persian root. Foundation A1 vocabulary covering both nighttime sleep and naps.
How to use it
- هشت ساعت خوابیدم (hasht sâ’at khâbidam) “I slept eight hours”
- بچهها خوابیدهاند (bach-che-hâ khâbide-and) “The kids are sleeping”
- دیشب زود خوابیدم (dishab zud khâbidam) “I went to sleep early last night”
Conjugation snapshot
- Present stem: خواب (khâb)
- Past stem: خوابید (khâbid)
- Imperative: بخواب (bekhâb) “sleep!”
- Infinitive: خوابیدن (khâbidan)
Common pairings
- خواب (khâb) “sleep, dream” (noun)
- خواب دیدن (khâb didan) “to dream” (literally “to see sleep”)
- خوابآلود (khâb-âlud) “sleepy”
- اتاق خواب (otâq-e khâb) “bedroom”
References
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Past stemخوابید khâbid
1sg presentمیخوابم mikhâbam "I sleep"
1sg pastخوابیدم khâbidam "I slept"
Subjunctive 1sgبخوابم bekhâbam "(that) I sleep"
Imperative (2sg)بخواب bekhâb "sleep!"
Imperative (2pl)بخوابید bekhâbid "sleep! (formal)"
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