✅ Persian Verb Conjugation for “to eat” – khordan
- Present stem: khor
- Past stem: khord
🔹 Present Tense – Hal-e Sadeh
Formula: mi + stem + suffix
| Pronoun (Zamir) | Prefix | Stem | Suffix | Full Verb | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| man (I) | mi | khor | am | mikhoram | I eat / I am eating |
| to (you) | mi | khor | i | mikhorî | You eat |
| u (he/she) | mi | khor | ad | mikhorad | He/She eats |
| ma (we) | mi | khor | im | mikhorim | We eat |
| shoma (you pl.) | mi | khor | id | mikhorid | You (plural/formal) eat |
| anha (they) | mi | khor | and | mikhorand | They eat |
🗣️ Spoken Forms (common in conversation):
- mikhordam → mikhoram
- mikhorad → mikhor-e
- mikhorand → mikhoran
🔹 Past Tense – Gozashteh Sadeh
Formula: past stem + suffix
(No prefix)
| Pronoun (Zamir) | Prefix | Stem | Suffix | Full Verb | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| man (I) | — | khord | am | khordam | I ate |
| to (you) | — | khord | i | khordi | You ate |
| u (he/she) | — | khord | — | khord | He/She ate |
| ma (we) | — | khord | im | khordim | We ate |
| shoma (you pl.) | — | khord | id | khordid | You (plural/formal) ate |
| anha (they) | — | khord | and | khordand | They ate |
✅ Summary Table
| Tense | Example (I) | Finglish | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | میخورم | mikhoram | I eat |
| Past | خوردم | khordam | I ate |
✅ Tips
- Present tense always starts with “mi”
- Past tense has no prefix
- Suffixes show who is doing the action (am, i, ad, etc.)