Infinitives as Subjects
In Persian, turning an action into a concept—like changing "to fight" into "fighting"—is straightforward. Use the full infinitive form of the verb, which always ends in ـَن (like کردن or کشیدن).
To use a verb as the subject of a sentence, place the infinitive at the beginning of the clause. This functions exactly like English gerunds (words ending in "-ing").
| Fighting is an ancient art. | مبارزه کردن یک هنر قدیمی است.mobâreze kardan yek honar-e qadimi ast. |
| Breathing is important in every martial art. | نفس کشیدن در هر هنر رزمی مهم است.nafas keshidan dar har honar-e razmi mohem ast. |
Compound verbs stay exactly the same when acting as nouns:
| Attacking is better than surrendering. | حمله کردن از تسلیم شدن بهتر است.hamle kardan az taslim shodan behtar ast. |
Infinitives as Objects
When a verbal noun is the direct object of another verb, it acts just like a specific noun and takes the direct object marker را.
| He never likes giving up. | او هرگز تسلیم شدن را دوست ندارد.u hargez taslim shodan râ doost nadârad. |
| You must learn focusing. | شما باید تمرکز کردن را یاد بگیرید.shomâ bâyad tamarkoz kardan râ yâd begirid. |
Because verbal nouns are treated as regular objects, you can seamlessly combine them with other actions in a sentence:
| I always practice breathing before fighting. | من همیشه نفس کشیدن را قبل از مبارزه کردن تمرین میکنم.man hamishe nafas keshidan râ qabl az mobâreze kardan tamrin mikonam |
Your questions are stored by us to improve Elon.io