خریدن
kharidan
to buy
verbA1
Quick Reference
kha-ri-DAN
to buy
A1 — Absolute Beginner
خریدن pronounced by Elyar
What it means
خریدن (kharidan) is a Persian verb meaning “to buy.” Native Persian root, foundational A1 vocabulary central to commerce, shopping, and everyday transactions.
How to use it
- نان خریدم (nân kharidam) “I bought bread”
- چه میخری؟ (che mikhari?) “What are you buying?”
- بازار رفت تا میوه بخرد (bâzâr raft tâ mive bekharad) “He went to the market to buy fruit”
Conjugation snapshot
- Present stem: خر (khar)
- Past stem: خرید (kharid)
- Imperative: بخر (bekhar) “buy!”
- Infinitive: خریدن (kharidan)
Common pairings
- خرید (kharid) “purchase, shopping” (noun)
- خریدار (kharidâr) “buyer”
- به خرید رفتن (be kharid raftan) “to go shopping”
- خریدنی (kharidani) “for sale, purchasable”
The verb pair
- خریدن (kharidan) “to buy”
- فروختن (forukhtan) “to sell”
References
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Past stemخرید kharid
1sg presentمیخرم mikharam "I buy"
1sg pastخریدم kharidam "I bought"
Subjunctive 1sgبخرم bekharam "(that) I buy"
Imperative (2sg)بخر bekhar "buy!"
Imperative (2pl)بخرید bekharid "buy! (formal)"
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