تشکر کردن
tashakkor kardan
to thank, express gratitude
verb (compound)A1
Quick Reference
ta-shak-KOR kar-DAN
to thank, express gratitude
A1 — Absolute Beginner
تشکر کردن pronounced by Elyar
What it means
تشکر کردن (tashakkor kardan) is a Persian compound verb meaning “to thank” or “to express gratitude.” Built from تشکر (tashakkor) “thanking” + کردن (kardan) “to do.” Literal: “to do thanking.”
How to use it
- از شما تشکر میکنم (az shomâ tashakkor mikonam) “I thank you (formal)”
- باید تشکر کنیم (bâyad tashakkor konim) “We must thank”
- تشکر کرد و رفت (tashakkor kard-o raft) “He thanked and left”
Compound breakdown
- تشکر (tashakkor) noun: “thanking” (Arabic root ش-ک-ر)
- کردن (kardan) light verb: “to do”
Pure Persian alternative
The Pure Persian alternative سپاسگزاری کردن (sepâs-gozâri kardan) “to express gratitude” is widely used in formal Persian. تشکر کردن dominates everyday speech.
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