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When discussing likely future situations—like shipping rules or missed deliveries—we use first conditional sentences. In Farsi, these start with **اگر** (if).

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### The "If" Clause (Condition)

Because the condition hasn't happened yet, the verb following **اگر** takes the **present subjunctive**.

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To state a negative condition, use the negative subjunctive, replacing the **بـ** prefix with **نـ**.

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### The Result Clause (Outcome)

The result clause describes what will happen if the condition is met. It uses standard indicative tenses, typically the **present indicative** or the explicit **future tense**.

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You can also use modal verbs like **باید** (must) for the outcome. Notice how the verb "to be" changes to its subjunctive form (**باشد**) in the following "if" clause:

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First conditional (agar)

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-)

Formal and plural commands (be- ... -id)

Negative commands (na-)

The present subjunctive (be-)

The negative present subjunctive (na-)

Must (bâyad)

Might (shâyad)

Wanting to do something (khâstan)

Being able to do something (tavânestan)

Forming the past stem

The simple past of to be (budan)

The simple past tense

Negative simple past (na-)

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

Comparative adjectives (-tar)

Basic conjunctions (va, ammâ, yâ)

Giving reasons (chon)

Adverbs of frequency and degree (hamishe, hargez, kheyli, kam)

Everyday actions (kâr kardan, bâz kardan)

Non-human plural subjects

Indefinite pronouns (kasi, chizi, jâyi)

Negative indefinite pronouns (hich-kas, hich-chiz, hich-jâ)

Reciprocal pronouns (hamdigar, yekdigar)

Reflexive pronouns (khod-)

Reflexive direct objects (khod râ)

Emphatic pronouns (khod)

The quantifier every (har)

The quantifier all (hame)

The quantifier some (ba'zi)

Another and other (-i digar)

Which (kodâm)

How much (cheghadr)

Comparisons of equality (mesl-e)

Superlative adjectives (-tarin)

Irregular comparatives and superlatives

Ordinal numbers (-om)

Pre-nominal ordinal numbers (-omin)

Fractions and percentages

Prepositions of theme (dar mored-e)

Prepositions of time (ghabl az, ba'd az)

Preposition of exclusion (bedun-e)

Resultative conjunctions (banâbarin, pas)

Hortative construction (biyâ, biyâyid)

The present progressive tense (dâram mi-)

The past continuous tense (mi-)

Negative past continuous (ne-mi-)

Past continuous of to have (dâshtam)

The past progressive tense (dâshtam mi-)

The past participle (-e)

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

Negative present perfect (na-)

Question	Answer
if	اگرagar
envelope	پاکتpâket
destination	مقصدmaqsad
If you send this envelope today, it will arrive at the destination tomorrow.	اگر این پاکت را امروز بفرستی، فردا به مقصد می‌رسد.agar in pâket râ emruz beferesti, fardâ be maqsad miresad.
recipient	گیرندهgirande
postman	پستچیpostchi
If the recipient is not at home, what will the postman do?	اگر گیرنده در خانه نباشد، پستچی چه خواهد کرد؟agar girande dar khâne nabâshad, postchi che khâhad kard?
sender	فرستندهferestande
If you do not write the sender's address on the envelope, they will not accept it.	اگر آدرس فرستنده را روی پاکت ننویسید، آن را نمی‌پذیرند.agar âdres-e ferestande râ ruye pâket nanevisid, ân râ nemipazirand.
office	ادارهedâre
mail	پستpost
to deliver	تحویل دادنtahvil dâdan
If I go to the post office tomorrow, I will deliver this carton.	اگر فردا به اداره‌ی پست بروم، این کارتن را تحویل خواهم داد.agar fardâ be edâre-ye post beravam, in kârton râ tahvil khâham dâd.
How long does it take for the postman to deliver the letter to the recipient?	چقدر طول می‌کشد تا پستچی نامه را به گیرنده تحویل دهد؟cheqadr tul mikeshad tâ postchi nâme râ be girande tahvil dahad?
stamp (postage)	تمبرtambr
If the carton is heavy, you must buy two stamps.	اگر کارتن سنگین باشد، باید دو تمبر بخرید.agar kârton sangin bâshad, bâyad do tambr bekharid.
If you go to the office, you will see the sender there.	اگر به اداره بروید، فرستنده را آنجا خواهید دید.agar be edâre beravid, ferestande râ ânjâ khâhid did.
This letter does not have a stamp; if we send it, it will not arrive at the destination.	این نامه تمبر ندارد؛ اگر آن را بفرستیم، به مقصد نمی‌رسد.in nâme tambr nadârad; agar ân râ beferestim, be maqsad nemi-resad.
If I want to send this box by mail, how much money do I need?	اگر بخواهم این جعبه را با پست بفرستم، به چقدر پول نیاز دارم؟agar bekhâham in ja'be râ bâ post beferestam, be cheqadr pul niâz dâram?
If the sender brings the carton, I will send it to the destination tomorrow.	اگر فرستنده کارتن را بیاورد، فردا به مقصد می‌فرستمش.agar ferestande kârton râ biyâvarad, fardâ be maqsad mifrestamash.