Bayad plus beravam: must, can and if
The needs of the day take an unchanged bayad plus a verb in the wishing shape. Bayad be bank beravam — I must go to the bank. Ability asks politely: mitunam hesaab baaz konam? — may I open an account? Condition rides on agar: agar bad baashe, dorost mikonam — if it is bad, I will fix it. After bayad and agar the verb takes the wishing shape, a short form of the present. The table shows the whole family of rav-. For…
How it works
The needs of the day take an unchanged bayad plus a verb in the wishing shape. Bayad be bank beravam — I must go to the bank. Ability asks politely: mitunam hesaab baaz konam? — may I open an account? Condition rides on agar: agar bad baashe, dorost mikonam — if it is bad, I will fix it. After bayad and agar the verb takes the wishing shape, a short form of the present. The table shows the whole family of rav-.
Table
| Who | Form | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | بروم | beravam | I go, shall go |
| you | بروی | beravi | you will go |
| he, she | برود | beravad | he will go |
| we | برویم | beravim | we will go |
| you (pl.) | بروید | beravid | you will go |
| they | بروند | beravand | they will go |
By example
- باید به بانک برومbâyad be bânk beravamOne must go to the bank
- میتوانم حساب باز کنم؟mi-tunam hesâb bâz kânam؟May I open an account?
- اگر بد باشد, درست میکنمagar bad bâshad, dârâst mi-kânamIf it is bad, I will fix 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
Bayad plus beravam: how does it work in Persian?
The needs of the day take an unchanged bayad plus a verb in the wishing shape. Bayad be bank beravam — I must go to the bank. Ability asks politely: mitunam hesaab baaz konam? — may I open an account? Condition rides on agar: agar bad baashe, dorost mikonam — if it is bad, I will fix it. After…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“باید به بانک بروم” (bâyad be bânk beravam) — One must go to the bank. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.