جمع کردن
جمع کردن (jam’ kardan) means to collect, add up, or tidy up. The noun jam’ comes from Arabic (root ج-م-ع, meaning to gather), paired with the native Persian light verb kardan.
Glossary
جدا کردن
جدا کردن (jodâ kardan) means to separate or detach. Both elements are native Persian: jodâ descends from Middle Persian judak, and kardan is the Persian light verb meaning to do.
چیدن
چیدن (chidan) is a native Persian verb meaning to arrange, pick, or harvest. The same word covers setting a table, picking fruit, and placing objects in order, all through one root.
تعمیر کردن
تعمیر کردن (ta’mir kardan) means to repair or fix something. The noun ta’mir comes from Arabic (root ع-م-ر), paired with the Persian light verb kardan to make it a verb.
نشاندن
نشاندن (neshândan) means to seat someone or to plant a tree. It is the causative form of the native Persian verb neshastan and has been in the language for over a millennium.
گذاشتن
Gozashtan means to put, place, or let. A foundational pure Persian verb with three distinct uses: physical placement, granting permission, and letting something happen. Among the first verbs any Persian learner needs. A1 vocabulary.
گفتگو کردن
Goftogu kardan means to converse or have a discussion. A pure Persian compound built from goft (said) and gu (say), joined to kardan. It is slightly more formal than harf zadan but far less stiff than mozakere kardan. B1 vocabulary.
اندیشیدن
Andishidan means to think or reflect. A pure Persian verb inherited from Middle Persian, it is more literary than the everyday fekr kardan but appears in formal speech, philosophy, and classic poetry. B1 vocabulary.
کشیدن
Kashidan means to pull, draw, or endure. One of the oldest verbs in the language, it appears in hundreds of compounds and idioms covering physical force, art, suffering, and smoking. A2 vocabulary.
حساب کردن
Hesab kardan means to count, calculate, or consider. The noun hesab is Arabic in origin, paired with Persian kardan. It appears in dozens of everyday idioms around money, reasoning, and expectation. A2 vocabulary.