Dar and be: where and where to
Two little prepositions split staying from going. Dar puts you inside: dar Tehran — in Tehran; dar khune cha mikhaam — at home I want tea. Be points the movement: be Tehran miravam — I am going to Tehran. English keeps the noun and swaps the preposition. Here the noun never changes: only dar and be trade places. The table lines the pairs up. For example: “در تهران” — in Tehran. A rule from the Persian course: worked…
How it works
Two little prepositions split staying from going. Dar puts you inside: dar Tehran — in Tehran; dar khune cha mikhaam — at home I want tea. Be points the movement: be Tehran miravam — I am going to Tehran. English keeps the noun and swaps the preposition. Here the noun never changes: only dar and be trade places. The table lines the pairs up.
Table
| word | where to (be) | where (dar) |
|---|---|---|
| خانه — house | به خانه — home | در خانه — at home |
| بازار — bazaar | به بازار — to the bazaar | در بازار — at the bazaar |
| بیمارستان — hospital | به بیمارستان — to the hospital | در بیمارستان — in the hospital |
| کار — work | به کار — to work | در کار — at work |
| تهران — Tehran | به تهران — to Tehran | در تهران — in Tehran |
By example
- در تهرانdar Tehrânin Tehran
- به تهران میرومbe Tehrân mi-râvamI am going to Tehran
- در خانه چای میخواهمdar khâne chay mi-khâhamAt home I want tea
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Dar vs be in persian?
Two little prepositions split staying from going. Dar puts you inside: dar Tehran — in Tehran; dar khune cha mikhaam — at home I want tea. Be points the movement: be Tehran miravam — I am going to Tehran. English keeps the noun and swaps the preposition. Here the noun never changes: only dar and be…
How to say in tehran in persian?
Two little prepositions split staying from going. Dar puts you inside: dar Tehran — in Tehran; dar khune cha mikhaam — at home I want tea. Be points the movement: be Tehran miravam — I am going to Tehran. English keeps the noun and swaps the preposition. Here the noun never changes: only dar and be…
Where and where to in persian?
Two little prepositions split staying from going. Dar puts you inside: dar Tehran — in Tehran; dar khune cha mikhaam — at home I want tea. Be points the movement: be Tehran miravam — I am going to Tehran. English keeps the noun and swaps the preposition. Here the noun never changes: only dar and be…
Prepositions of place in persian?
Two little prepositions split staying from going. Dar puts you inside: dar Tehran — in Tehran; dar khune cha mikhaam — at home I want tea. Be points the movement: be Tehran miravam — I am going to Tehran. English keeps the noun and swaps the preposition. Here the noun never changes: only dar and be…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“در تهران” (dar Tehrân) — in Tehran. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.