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When sharing facts, investigating rumors, or debating an issue, you need to state what you are talking *about*. Farsi has three very common compound prepositions that mean "about," "regarding," or "concerning." They are largely interchangeable in conversation.

### در مورد

One of the most frequent ways to say "about" is **در مورد**. It connects directly to the following noun using the Ezafe.

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### درباره

Another everyday alternative is **درباره**. Because it ends in a silent *he* (ه), it uses the **ی** form of the Ezafe connector, written as **درباره‌ی** when linking to a topic.

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### راجع به

The third common option is **راجع به**. Unlike the previous two, which connect to the topic via the Ezafe, this phrase inherently uses the preposition **به** to link to the subject matter.

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Prepositions of theme (dar mored-e)

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 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-)

Present perfect of compound verbs

Question	Answer
about / regarding	در موردdar mored
subject / topic	موضوعmowzu'
to discuss / to debate	بحث کردنbahs kardan
We are discussing this topic.	ما در مورد این موضوع بحث می‌کنیم.mâ dar mored-e in mowzu' bahs mikonim.
rumor	شایعهshâye'e
to know (facts)	دانستنdânestan
What do you know about that rumor?	در مورد آن شایعه چه می‌دانی؟dar mored-e ân shâye'e che midâni?
about / concerning	دربارهdarbâre
politics	سیاستsiyâsat
They never discuss politics.	آنها هرگز درباره‌ی سیاست بحث نمی‌کنند.ânhâ hargez darbâre-ye siyâsat bahs nemikonand.
science	علمelm
You must write an article about science.	باید یک مقاله درباره‌ی علم بنویسی.bâyad yek maghâle darbâre-ye elm benevisi.
about	راجع بهrâje' be
truth	حقیقتhaqiqat
Nobody knows the truth about this topic.	هیچ‌کس راجع به این موضوع حقیقت را نمی‌داند.hich-kas râje' be in mowzu' haghighat râ nemidânad.
Do not talk about that rumor!	راجع به آن شایعه صحبت نکن!râje' be ân shâye'e sohbat nakon!
I want to know more about politics.	می‌خواهم در مورد سیاست بیشتر بدانم.mikhâham dar morede siyâsat bishtar bedânam.
We must discuss this topic today.	امروز باید درباره‌ی این موضوع بحث کنیم.emrooz bâyad darbâre-ye in mowzu' bahs konim.
She knows a lot about science.	او راجع به علم زیاد می‌داند.u râje' be elm ziyâd midânad.
We do not know the truth about this rumor.	ما درباره‌ی این شایعه حقیقت را نمی‌دانیم.mâ darbâre-ye in shâye'e haghighat râ nemidânim.