Impersonal possibility (mi-shavad)

Impersonal Possibility

When you want to talk about what is generally allowed or possible in a public space (like "one can" or "it is possible to"), Farsi uses the impersonal verb می‌شود.

To form these sentences, combine می‌شود with the short infinitive of the action verb. You create the short infinitive by dropping the final ن from the full infinitive, which makes it identical to the past stem. For example, the short infinitive of خریدن (to buy) is خرید.

Expressing Restrictions

To state that something is not allowed or impossible, simply make the impersonal verb negative: نمی‌شود (one cannot / it is impossible). The short infinitive that follows does not change.

Using Compound Verbs

Many Farsi verbs are compound verbs, made of a noun, adjective, or preposition plus a light verb like گذاشتن (to put) or شدن (to become). When using these compounds with می‌شود or نمی‌شود, only the light verb changes to the short infinitive. For instance, امانت گذاشتن (to check in) becomes امانت گذاشت and خارج شدن (to exit) becomes خارج شد.

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