Other people’s words: goft ke — and the tense stands still
Reporting is kind to memory: ke fastens the quoted thought, and the tense inside does not step back. Migan ke parvaaz laghv shode — they say the flight is cancelled: present stays present, result stays result. Questions keep their question word: porsid key miyaad — he asked when I am coming. A request drops into the wishing shape without ke: goft biaam — he said come. And a comma never stands before ke; the little…
How it works
Reporting is kind to memory: ke fastens the quoted thought, and the tense inside does not step back. Migan ke parvaaz laghv shode — they say the flight is cancelled: present stays present, result stays result. Questions keep their question word: porsid key miyaad — he asked when I am coming. A request drops into the wishing shape without ke: goft biaam — he said come. And a comma never stands before ke; the little word leans on its neighbor like an ezafe.
Table
| direct speech | reported | what changed |
|---|---|---|
| "خستم." | میگه که خستهست | only the person |
| "میام." | گفت که میاد | the person |
| "دیر شدم." | گفت که دیر شده | the person, tense kept |
| "کی میای؟" | پرسید کی میام | question word kept |
| "میای؟" | پرسید آگه میام | aage added |
| "بیا!" | گفت بیام | a request without ke |
| comma | never before ke | ke leans on the word |
By example
- میگن که پرواز لغو شدهmi-gân ke pârâvâz lâgâ shâdeThey say the flight was cancelled
- فکر میکنم که درستهfekr mi-kânam ke dârâsteI think it is right
- خبرنگار گفت که منبع رو نمیگهkhâbrânegâr gâft ke mânbe' ru nemigeThe reporter said he does not name the source
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
How to say he said that in persian?
Reporting is kind to memory: ke fastens the quoted thought, and the tense inside does not step back. Migan ke parvaaz laghv shode — they say the flight is cancelled: present stays present, result stays result. Questions keep their question word: porsid key miyaad — he asked when I am coming. A…
How to report speech in persian?
Reporting is kind to memory: ke fastens the quoted thought, and the tense inside does not step back. Migan ke parvaaz laghv shode — they say the flight is cancelled: present stays present, result stays result. Questions keep their question word: porsid key miyaad — he asked when I am coming. A…
Does the tense change in persian reported speech?
Reporting is kind to memory: ke fastens the quoted thought, and the tense inside does not step back. Migan ke parvaaz laghv shode — they say the flight is cancelled: present stays present, result stays result. Questions keep their question word: porsid key miyaad — he asked when I am coming. A…
What ke means in persian?
Reporting is kind to memory: ke fastens the quoted thought, and the tense inside does not step back. Migan ke parvaaz laghv shode — they say the flight is cancelled: present stays present, result stays result. Questions keep their question word: porsid key miyaad — he asked when I am coming. A…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“میگن که پرواز لغو شده” (mi-gân ke pârâvâz lâgâ shâde) — They say the flight was cancelled. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.