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خواستن
/ khâstan /
verb · to want (modal)
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Meaning
معنی۱
In Tehrani spoken Farsi, mikhâham collapses to mikhâm and bekhâham to bekhâm. You will hear "mikhâm beram" everywhere on the metro. The written form keeps the full khâh- spelling, which the silent خوا cluster preserves from Middle Persian.
In a sentence
مثالچای میخواهم
chây mikhâham
I want tea
میخواهم بروم
mikhâham beravam
I want to go
چه میخواهی؟
che mikhâhi?
What do you want?
نمیخواهم
nemikhâham
I don't want to
In its constellation
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خواستنkhâstan
keeps company with ۴ words