شنیدن
shenidan
to hear
verbA1
Quick Reference
she-ni-DAN
to hear
A1 — Absolute Beginner
شنیدن pronounced by Elyar
What it means
شنیدن (shenidan) is a Persian verb meaning “to hear.” Native Persian root. Distinct from گوش دادن (gush dâdan) “to listen”, شنیدن is passive sound reception, گوش دادن is active attention.
How to use it
- صدای تو را شنیدم (sedâ-ye to râ shenidam) “I heard your voice”
- چیزی نمیشنوم (chizi nemishenavam) “I don’t hear anything”
- این خبر را شنیدید؟ (in khabar râ shenidid?) “Did you hear this news?”
Conjugation snapshot
- Present stem: شنو (shenav)
- Past stem: شنید (shenid)
- Imperative: بشنو (beshenav) “hear!”
- Infinitive: شنیدن (shenidan)
Common pairings
- شنونده (shenavande) “listener”
- شنوایی (shenavâyi) “hearing (sense)”
- گوش شنوا (gush-e shenavâ) “a hearing ear” (sympathetic listener)
References
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Past stemشنید shenid
1sg presentمیشنوم mishenavam "I hear"
1sg pastشنیدم shenidam "I heard"
Subjunctive 1sgبشنوم beshenavam "(that) I hear"
Imperative (2sg)بشنو beshenav "hear! listen!"
Imperative (2pl)بشنوید beshenavid "listen! (formal)"
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