ساده

What it means

ساده (sâde) means “simple,” “plain,” or “uncomplicated.” Native Persian adjective applied to ideas, designs, food preparations, and people.

How to use it

• این یک سؤال ساده است (in yek so’âl-e sâde ast) “This is a simple question”
• غذای ساده می‌خواهم (ghazâ-ye sâde mikhâham) “I want simple food”
• ساده زندگی کن (sâde zendegi kon) “Live simply”

Comparative and superlative

• ساده (sâde) “simple”
• ساده‌تر (sâde-tar) “simpler”
• ساده‌ترین (sâde-tarin) “simplest”

Common pairings

• سادگی (sâdegi) “simplicity”
• ساده‌لوح (sâde-lowh) “naive, gullible” (literally “simple-tablet”)
• سفره ساده (sofre-ye sâde) “simple meal”

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab