از مد افتادن
“از مد افتادن” (az mâd âftâdân) — to become outdated, go out of fashion in Persian. Verb, level B1. Literally "to fall out of the fashion": a method, a program, a cut. In speech the form "outdated" is heard more often — obsolete and needed by nobody. This method has become outdated, says the example. In a live sentence: “این روش از مد افتاده.” — This method has become outdated. Written with the characters ا, ز, م, د, ا, ف, ت, ا, د, ن.
In short
| Written in Persian | از مد افتادن |
| Read in Latin letters | az mâd âftâdân |
| Translation | to become outdated, go out of fashion |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally "to fall out of the fashion": a method, a program, a cut. In speech the form "outdated" is heard more often — obsolete and needed by nobody. This method has become outdated, says the example
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- این روش از مد افتاده.in raveshe az mâd âftâde.This method has become outdated.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “to become outdated, go out of fashion” in Persian?
«از مد افتادن», read “az mâd âftâdân”. In a live sentence: “این روش از مد افتاده.” — This method has become outdated. Verb, level B1; written with the characters ا, ز, م, د, ا, ف, ت, ا, د, ن.
How is “از مد افتادن” written in Latin letters?
az mâd âftâdân. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Literally "to fall out of the fashion": a method, a program, a cut. In speech the form "outdated" is heard more often — obsolete and needed by nobody. This method has become outdated, says the example. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.