The infinitive form of the verb is constructed by adding the suffix æn to the past root of the verb. Ex: Khærid+æn= to buy
Normal Persian verbs can be formed using the following morpheme pattern:
( NEG - DUR or SUBJ/IMPER ) - root - PAST - PERSON - ACC-ENCLITIC
- Negative prefix: نَه/næ - changes to نِه/ne before the Durative prefix, نَه/næ itself is used for negative imperative by adding it to the present root of the verb, ex: Næ+Gu= Nægu= Do not say
- Durative prefix: می/mi
- Subjunctive/Imperative prefix: بِه/be as in بِرود=Berævæd= That he go & بِرو=Bero(Boro)= Go!, both Ro or Rav being the present root of the infinitive Ræftan
- Past suffix: د/d - changes to ت/t after unvoiced consonants
- Optative identifier (archaic): an ا/ā is added before the last character of the present tense of singular third person. Although there are suggestions that this inflection has been abandoned, but significant remnants of its usage can still be observed in some contemporary Persian compositions and colloquial proverbs, as in hærče bādā bād (هرچه بادا باد) "come what may" and dæst mærizād (دست مريزاد) lit. "May that hand not spill ", meaning "well done".
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | ـَم/æm | یم/im |
| 2nd | ی/i | ید/id |
| 3rd | ـَد/æd | ـَند/ænd |
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | ـَم/æm | /ـِمانemān |
| 2nd | ـَت/æt | ـِتان/etān |
| 3rd | ـَش/æsh | ـِشان/eshān |
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