افتادن

What it means

افتادن (oftâdan) is a Persian verb meaning “to fall.” Native Persian root. Used both for physical falling and in many idioms (events that “fall,” dates that “fall on” certain days).

How to use it

• زمین افتاد (zamin oftâd) “He fell to the ground”
• کلیدم افتاد (kalid-am oftâd) “My key fell”
• تولدم روز جمعه می‌افتد (tavalod-am ruz-e jome mi’oftad) “My birthday falls on Friday”

Conjugation snapshot

• Present stem: افت (oft)
• Past stem: افتاد (oftâd)
• Imperative: بیفت (beyoft) “fall!”

Common idioms

• به یاد افتادن (be yâd oftâdan) “to come to mind”
• از پا افتادن (az pâ oftâdan) “to be exhausted” (literally “to fall from foot”)
• اتفاق افتادن (ettefâq oftâdan) “to happen” (literally “for an event to fall”)

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab