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### Continuing an Action

To express that someone is "continuing" an activity or process, Farsi uses the compound verb **ادامه دادن**. This verb pairs with the preposition **به** (to/at).

Unlike English, which links "continue" directly to a verb, Farsi links **ادامه دادن به** to a noun or a verbal noun (like "planting" or "afforestation").

**ادامه دادن به** + [Noun / Verbal Noun]

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### Using Different Tenses

Because **ادامه دادن** is a standard compound verb, **ادامه** remains fixed, while **دادن** conjugates for subject, tense, and mood. The structure **به** + [Noun] stays exactly the same.

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When following modals like **باید** (must), remember to conjugate **دادن** in the subjunctive:

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### Spoken Farsi

This structure is identical in conversational Farsi, with standard spoken contractions (e.g., **می‌دهند** becomes **میدن**).

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Continuing an action (edâme dâdan be)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

suffix

verb

Singular pronouns and copula (man, -am)

Plural pronouns and copula (mâ, -im)

Subject pronoun omission

Singular demonstratives (in, ân)

Plural demonstratives (inhâ, ânhâ)

Independent copula (hastam, hast)

Negative present copula (nistam, nist)

Yes/No questions (âyâ)

Regular plurals (-hâ)

Animate plurals (-ân)

Indefiniteness (yek)

Indefinite marker (-i)

Describing nouns (-e / -ye)

Possession (-e / -ye)

Singular possessives (-am, -at, -ash)

Plural possessives (-emân, -etân, -eshân)

Basic prepositions (dar, be, az, bâ)

Spatial prepositions (ru-ye, zir-e...)

Numbers 1 to 10 (yek, do, se...)

Numbers and singular nouns

Numbers 11 to 20 (yâzdah, davâzdah...)

Counting by tens to 100

Telling time (sâ'at)

The verb to have (dâram)

Negative to have (nadâram)

Basic word order (SOV)

Infinitives and present stems (-an)

Present indicative (mi-)

Negative present indicative (nemi-)

Compound verbs

Question words (che, kojâ)

How many (chand)

The definite object marker (râ)

Object pronouns (man râ, to râ)

Singular commands (be-)

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Negative commands (na-)

The present subjunctive (be-)

The negative present subjunctive (na-)

Must (bâyad)

Might (shâyad)

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Forming the past stem

The simple past of to be (budan)

The simple past tense

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Attached object pronouns on verbs (-am, -at, -ash)

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Indefinite pronouns (kasi, chizi, jâyi)

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The quantifier every (har)

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The present progressive tense (dâram mi-)

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The past progressive tense (dâshtam mi-)

The past participle (-e)

Present perfect tense (-e-am, -e-ast)

Negative present perfect (na-)

Question	Answer
campaign	پویشpouyesh
planting	کاشتkâsht
sapling	نهالnahâl
We must continue planting saplings in this campaign.	ما باید در این پویش به کاشت نهال ادامه دهیم.mâ bâyad dar in puyesh be kâsht-e nahâl edâme dahim.
afforestation	جنگل‌کاریjangal-kâri
They have been continuing afforestation in this region for five years.	پنج سال است که به جنگل‌کاری در این منطقه ادامه می‌دهند.panj sâl ast ke be jangal-kâri dar in mantaghe edâme midahand.
tree planting	درختکاریderakhtkâri
Despite the problems, the farmers continue tree planting.	علی‌رغم مشکلات، کشاورزان به درختکاری ادامه می‌دهند.ali-raghm-e moshkelât, keshâvarzân be derakhtkâri edâme midahand.
mutual assistance	همیاریhamyâri
From students to engineers, everyone participated in this mutual assistance.	از دانش‌آموزان گرفته تا مهندسان، همه در این همیاری شرکت کردند.az dânesh-âmuzân gerefte tâ mohandesân, hame dar in hamyâri sherkat kardand.
combating desertification	کویرزداییkavirzodâyi
vibrant / lively (spirited, full of life)	سرزندهsarzende
We must continue combating desertification to make the barren lands vibrant.	باید به کویرزدایی ادامه دهیم تا زمین‌های بایر را سرزنده کنیم.bâyad be kavir-zodâyi edâme dahim tâ zamin-hâ-ye bâyer râ sarzende konim.
grassroots / spontaneous	خودجوشkhodjoosh
to yield results / to bear fruit	ثمر دادنsamar dâdan
A grassroots campaign always yields results very soon.	یک پویش خودجوش همیشه خیلی زود ثمر می‌دهد.yek puyesh khodjush hamishe kheyli zud samar midahad.
We start this project with the planting of one sapling.	ما این پروژه را با کاشت یک نهال شروع می‌کنیم.mâ in porozhe râ bâ kâsht yek nahâl shoru' mikonim.
In grassroots campaigns, people continue tree planting with mutual assistance.	تو پویشای خودجوش، مردم با همیاری به درختکاری ادامه میدن.tu poyeshâ-ye khodjush, mardom bâ hamyâri be derakhtkâri edâme midan.
The vibrant trees in this forest bear fruit.	درختان سرزنده در این جنگل ثمر می‌دهند.derakhtân-e sarzande dar in jangal samar midahand.
We must continue combating desertification and afforestation.	باید به کویرزدایی و جنگل‌کاری ادامه دهیم.bâyad be kavir-zodâyi va jangal-kâri edâme dahim.