روشن شدن
“روشن شدن” (râshân shâdan) — to come to light, transpire in Persian. Verb, level B1. To become light: the matter cleared, as a lamp went on. The light word you know — here the light comes on over the truth. Later it came to light that the key was in his pocket, says the example. In a live sentence: “بعد روشن شد که کلید در جیبش بود” — Later it came to light that the key was in his pocket.
In short
| Written in Persian | روشن شدن |
| Read in Latin letters | râshân shâdan |
| Translation | to come to light, transpire |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
To become light: the matter cleared, as a lamp went on. The light word you know — here the light comes on over the truth. Later it came to light that the key was in his pocket, 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.
- بعد روشن شد که کلید در جیبش بودba'd râshân shâd ke kâlid dar dzhibesh budLater it came to light that the key was in his pocket
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 come to light, transpire” in Persian?
«روشن شدن», read “râshân shâdan”. In a live sentence: “بعد روشن شد که کلید در جیبش بود” — Later it came to light that the key was in his pocket. Verb, level B1; written with the characters ر, و, ش, ن, ش, د, ن.
How is “روشن شدن” written in Latin letters?
râshân shâdan. 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?
To become light: the matter cleared, as a lamp went on. The light word you know — here the light comes on over the truth. Later it came to light that the key was in his pocket, 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.