شستن
shostan
to wash
verbA2
Quick Reference
shos-TAN
to wash
A2 — Elementary
شستن pronounced by Elyar
What it means
شستن (shostan) is a Persian verb meaning “to wash.” Native Persian root. Used for hands, dishes, clothes, cars, bodies, any washing action.
How to use it
- دستهایم را میشویم (dast-hâ-yam râ mishuyam) “I am washing my hands”
- لباسها را شستم (lebâs-hâ râ shostam) “I washed the clothes”
- ظرفها را بشور (zarf-hâ râ beshur) “Wash the dishes”
Conjugation snapshot
- Present stem: شو (shu), note unusual stem
- Past stem: شست (shost)
- Imperative: بشور (beshur) “wash!”
- Infinitive: شستن (shostan)
Common pairings
- شستشو (shostoshu) “washing”
- ماشین لباسشویی (mâshin-e lebâs-shuyi) “washing machine”
- دستشویی (dast-shuyi) “bathroom, lavatory” (literally “hand-washing place”)
References
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Past stemشست shost
1sg presentمیشویم mishuyam "I wash"
1sg pastشستم shostam "I washed"
Subjunctive 1sgبشویم beshuyam "(that) I wash"
Imperative (2sg)بشوی beshuy "wash!"
Imperative (2pl)بشویید beshuyid "wash! (formal)"
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