The word order: the verb always comes last
The skeleton of the sentence is subject, then everything else, then the verb at the very end. Man maoolan too khune chaay mi-khooram — I usually at-home tea drink. The frequency word stands before the verb: hamishe mi-khooram — I always eat. An aside takes the first slot: be nazar-e man, nemiyaad — in my opinion, he is not coming. Negation leans on the verb from the left: nemikhooram. The question word leads: key…
How it works
The skeleton of the sentence is subject, then everything else, then the verb at the very end. Man maoolan too khune chaay mi-khooram — I usually at-home tea drink. The frequency word stands before the verb: hamishe mi-khooram — I always eat. An aside takes the first slot: be nazar-e man, nemiyaad — in my opinion, he is not coming. Negation leans on the verb from the left: nemikhooram. The question word leads: key miyaad? — when is he coming?
Table
| what | where it stands | how it sounds |
|---|---|---|
| the verb | always last | man chaay mi-khooram |
| frequency word | before the verb | hamishe mi-khooram |
| an aside | the first word | roo-shan, kojaast? |
| dorbaraa-e | before its word | dorbaraa-e khabar |
| negation not | before the verb | nemikhooram |
| question word | first | key miyaad? |
By example
- من معمولاً تو خونه چای میخورمman mamulan tâ khâne chây mi-khâramI usually drink tea at home
- همیشه صبحانه میخورمhamishe sâbhâne mi-khâramI always have breakfast
- به نظر من، نمیادbe nazre man, nemiâdIn my opinion, he will not come
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
What is the word order in a persian sentence?
The skeleton of the sentence is subject, then everything else, then the verb at the very end. Man maoolan too khune chaay mi-khooram — I usually at-home tea drink. The frequency word stands before the verb: hamishe mi-khooram — I always eat. An aside takes the first slot: be nazar-e man, nemiyaad…
Where does the verb stand in persian?
The skeleton of the sentence is subject, then everything else, then the verb at the very end. Man maoolan too khune chaay mi-khooram — I usually at-home tea drink. The frequency word stands before the verb: hamishe mi-khooram — I always eat. An aside takes the first slot: be nazar-e man, nemiyaad…
Where to put always and often in persian?
The skeleton of the sentence is subject, then everything else, then the verb at the very end. Man maoolan too khune chaay mi-khooram — I usually at-home tea drink. The frequency word stands before the verb: hamishe mi-khooram — I always eat. An aside takes the first slot: be nazar-e man, nemiyaad…
Does an aside break persian word order?
The skeleton of the sentence is subject, then everything else, then the verb at the very end. Man maoolan too khune chaay mi-khooram — I usually at-home tea drink. The frequency word stands before the verb: hamishe mi-khooram — I always eat. An aside takes the first slot: be nazar-e man, nemiyaad…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“من معمولاً تو خونه چای میخورم” (man mamulan tâ khâne chây mi-khâram) — I usually drink tea at home. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.