Broken, dusty, faded: what became of the thing
States of things are participles with no tense at all. Shishe shekaste ast — the glass is broken; piraaan chirook ast — the shirt is crumpled. Each state comes from its own becoming-verb: khaak gerefte — dust-gotten; rang-paride — color-fled, faded; zang-zade — rust-struck. Loss has its own formula: kelid-ha gom shode-and — the keys have become lost. Atoo kon — iron it — is the remedy the example prescribes. For…
How it works
States of things are participles with no tense at all. Shishe shekaste ast — the glass is broken; piraaan chirook ast — the shirt is crumpled. Each state comes from its own becoming-verb: khaak gerefte — dust-gotten; rang-paride — color-fled, faded; zang-zade — rust-struck. Loss has its own formula: kelid-ha gom shode-and — the keys have become lost. Atoo kon — iron it — is the remedy the example prescribes.
Table
| what happened | the state | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| شکستن — to break | شکسته | broken |
| خاک گرفتن — to gather dust | خاکگرفه | dusty |
| رنگ پریدن — to fade | رنگپریده | faded |
| زنگ زدن — to rust | زنگزده | rusty |
| چروک شدن — to crumple | چروک | crumpled |
| سوراخ شدن — to get a hole | سوراخ | with a hole |
| جدا شدن — to come apart | جدا | come apart |
| تمام شدن — to run out | تمام | finished |
By example
- شیشه شکسته است، مواظب باشshiyshe shekâste ast, mâvâzeb bâshThe glass is broken, be careful
- کلیدها گم شدهاندkâlidhâ gâm shâdeândThe keys have got lost
- پیراهن چروک است، اتوش کنpirâhân cheruk ast, âtush kânThe shirt is crumpled, iron it
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
Broken, dusty, faded: how does it work in Persian?
States of things are participles with no tense at all. Shishe shekaste ast — the glass is broken; piraaan chirook ast — the shirt is crumpled. Each state comes from its own becoming-verb: khaak gerefte — dust-gotten; rang-paride — color-fled, faded; zang-zade — rust-struck. Loss has its own…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“شیشه شکسته است، مواظب باش” (shiyshe shekâste ast, mâvâzeb bâsh) — The glass is broken, be careful. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.