The doer hidden: sakhte mishevaad and kharab shod
Where the doer does not matter, the participle plus shodan speaks. Sakhte mishevaad — it is being made; jaado mishevand — they are being sorted, the rule of the plant. The done fact is sakhte shod — it was made. Machines and goods break in the middle voice: kharab shod — it broke; az bayn raft — it went out of existence, it perished. The anonymous 3rd-plural they does the rest: misaazand — they build, migooyand…
How it works
Where the doer does not matter, the participle plus shodan speaks. Sakhte mishevaad — it is being made; jaado mishevand — they are being sorted, the rule of the plant. The done fact is sakhte shod — it was made. Machines and goods break in the middle voice: kharab shod — it broke; az bayn raft — it went out of existence, it perished. The anonymous 3rd-plural they does the rest: misaazand — they build, migooyand — they say. Speech shortens the whole business to mishe — it happens, it is allowed.
Table
| form | example | reading | when |
|---|---|---|---|
| participle + میشود | ساخته میشود | sakhte mishevaad | is being made (process) |
| participle + میشوند | جدا میشوند | jaado mishevand | are sorted (the rule) |
| participle + شد | ساخته شد | sakhte shod | was made (the result) |
| middle -شد | خراب شد | kharab shod | it broke |
| middle -شد | از بین رفت | az bayn raft | it perished |
| 3rd pl. without a person | میسازند | misaazand | they build (the doer is moot) |
| 3rd pl. without a person | میگویند | migooyand | they say (other words) |
| spoken | میشه | mishe | it becomes (living speech) |
By example
- زبالهها در زمین زباله جمع میشوند.zâbelehâ dar zamine zâbele dzham mi-shâvand.The waste is gathered at the dump.
- این دستگاه در کارخانه ما ساخته میشود.in dastgâh dar kârkhâne mâ sâkhte mi-shâvad.This machine is made at our plant.
- کاغذ زود از بین میرود, شیشه دیر.kâgâz zud az beyn mi-re, shiyshe dir.Paper disappears fast, glass slowly.
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
The doer hidden: how does it work in Persian?
Where the doer does not matter, the participle plus shodan speaks. Sakhte mishevaad — it is being made; jaado mishevand — they are being sorted, the rule of the plant. The done fact is sakhte shod — it was made. Machines and goods break in the middle voice: kharab shod — it broke; az bayn raft — it…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“زبالهها در زمین زباله جمع میشوند.” (zâbelehâ dar zamine zâbele dzham mi-shâvand.) — The waste is gathered at the dump. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.