Kamar-am dard mikone: where the "my" of pain lives
The aching part takes the possessive tail and does the aching. Sar-am dard mikone — my head does pain; kamar-am — my back; meede-am — my stomach; paay-am — my leg. What hurts is the question: che chizi dard mikone? The cause takes az: az sarmo — from the cold. Advice follows the same keys: az shirini doori kon — keep from sweets; moraghebe salaamati baash — mind your health. For example: “معدهام درد میکند، غذای…
How it works
The aching part takes the possessive tail and does the aching. Sar-am dard mikone — my head does pain; kamar-am — my back; meede-am — my stomach; paay-am — my leg. What hurts is the question: che chizi dard mikone? The cause takes az: az sarmo — from the cold. Advice follows the same keys: az shirini doori kon — keep from sweets; moraghebe salaamati baash — mind your health.
Table
| what aches | example | reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| head + -am | سرم درد میکند | saram dard mikone | my head hurts |
| lower back + -am | کمرم درد میکند | kamaram dard mikone | my back hurts |
| stomach + -am | معدهام درد میکند | mede-am dard mikone | my stomach hurts |
| leg + -am | پایم درد میکند | paayam dard mikone | my leg hurts |
| the question | چه چیزی درد میکند؟ | che chizi dard mikone? | what hurts? |
| the cause | از سرما | az sarmo | from the cold |
| avoid | از شیرینی دوری کن | az shirini doori kon | keep from sweets |
| mind | مراقب سلامتی باش | moraagheb-e salaamati baash | mind your health |
By example
- معدهام درد میکند، غذای چرب خوردم.mâde-am dard mi-kânad, gazâe charbi khârdam.My stomach hurts: I ate fatty food.
- دود برای شش‌ها مضر است.dud barâe sheshhâ mâzzir ast.Smoke is harmful for the lungs.
- بعد از بیماری، مراقب سلامتی خودت باش.bad az bimâri, mâragebe sâlemeti khâdet bâsh.After an illness, mind your health.
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
Kamar-am dard mikone: how does it work in Persian?
The aching part takes the possessive tail and does the aching. Sar-am dard mikone — my head does pain; kamar-am — my back; meede-am — my stomach; paay-am — my leg. What hurts is the question: che chizi dard mikone? The cause takes az: az sarmo — from the cold. Advice follows the same keys: az…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“معدهام درد میکند، غذای چرب خوردم.” (mâde-am dard mi-kânad, gazâe charbi khârdam.) — My stomach hurts: I ate fatty food. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.