کنار کشیدن
“کنار کشیدن” (kenâr keshedan) — to step aside, move away in Persian. Verb, level A2. Literally "to pull oneself to the edge": to step aside, make way. The pulling verb you know. Step away from the door so we can pass, says the example. In a live sentence: “از در کنار بکش تا رد شویم” — Step away from the door so we can pass. Written with the characters ک, ن, ا, ر, ک, ش, ی, د, ن.
In short
| Written in Persian | کنار کشیدن |
| Read in Latin letters | kenâr keshedan |
| Translation | to step aside, move away |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
Literally "to pull oneself to the edge": to step aside, make way. The pulling verb you know. Step away from the door so we can pass, 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.
- از در کنار بکش تا رد شویمaz dar kenâr bekesh tâ red shavimStep away from the door so we can pass
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 step aside, move away” in Persian?
«کنار کشیدن», read “kenâr keshedan”. In a live sentence: “از در کنار بکش تا رد شویم” — Step away from the door so we can pass. Verb, level A2; written with the characters ک, ن, ا, ر, ک, ش, ی, د, ن.
How is “کنار کشیدن” written in Latin letters?
kenâr keshedan. 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 pull oneself to the edge": to step aside, make way. The pulling verb you know. Step away from the door so we can pass, 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.