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### Expressing Desire: Wanting to (خواستن)

To express that you want to do something, use the verb **خواستن** (to want). Unlike **باید** (must) and **شاید** (might), **خواستن** is conjugated to match the subject.

| Pronoun | Verb | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| من | می‌خواهم | I want |
| تو | می‌خواهی | You (sing.) want |
| او | می‌خواهد | He/she wants |
| ما | می‌خواهیم | We want |
| شما | می‌خواهید | You (pl./form.) want |
| آنها | می‌خواهند | They want |

Follow the conjugated form of **خواستن** with your main verb in the **present subjunctive**.

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### Wanting with Compound Verbs

When the main action is a compound verb, only the final verbal part takes the subjunctive form.

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### Negation and Questions

To say that you *do not* want to do something, negate **خواستن** by adding the prefix **نـ** (e.g., **نمی‌خواهم**). The main verb stays in the subjunctive.

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To ask a question, conjugate **خواستن** for the person you are asking.

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Wanting to do something (khâstan)

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)

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Being able to do something (tavânestan)

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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Reflexive pronouns (khod-)

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The quantifier every (har)

The quantifier all (hame)

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Another and other (-i digar)

Which (kodâm)

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Superlative adjectives (-tarin)

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Ordinal numbers (-om)

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Fractions and percentages

Prepositions of theme (dar mored-e)

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Resultative conjunctions (banâbarin, pas)

Hortative construction (biyâ, biyâyid)

The present progressive tense (dâram mi-)

The past continuous tense (mi-)

Negative past continuous (ne-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-)

Present perfect of compound verbs

Question	Answer
to learn	یاد گرفتنyâd gereftan
I want to learn the Persian language.	من می‌خواهم زبان فارسی یاد بگیرم.man mikhâham zabân-e fârsi yâd begiram.
apartment	آپارتمانâpârtemân
to sell	فروختنforukhtan
My brother wants to sell his apartment.	برادرم می‌خواهد آپارتمانش را بفروشد.barâdaram mikhâhad âpârtemânash râ beforushad.
dinner	شامshâm
to make / to prepare (e.g., food)	درست کردنdorost kardan
We want to make dinner for tomorrow.	ما می‌خواهیم برای فردا شام درست کنیم.mâ mikhâhim barâye fardâ shâm dorost konim.
year	سالsâl
future / next	آیندهâyande
to study	درس خواندنdars khândan
Do you want to study next year?	آیا شما می‌خواهید سال آینده درس بخوانید؟âyâ shomâ mikhâhid sâl âyande dars bekhânid?
I want to rest in the room.	من می‌خواهم در اتاق استراحت کنم.man mikhâham dar otâgh esterâhat konam.
to marry	ازدواج کردنezdevâj kardan
marriage	ازدواجezdevâj
They want to marry next year.	آنها می‌خواهند سال آینده ازدواج کنند.ânhâ mikhâhand sâl-e âyande ezdevâj konand.
My friend wants to learn mathematics.	دوستم می‌خواهد ریاضی یاد بگیرد.dustam mikhâhad riyâzi yâd begirad.
Does she want to sell her car?	آیا او می‌خواهد ماشینش را بفروشد؟âyâ u mikhâhad mâshinash râ beforushad?
I am hungry and I want to make dinner.	من گرسنه هستم و می‌خواهم شام درست کنم.man gorosne hastam va mikhâham shâm dorost konam
They want to buy a new apartment.	آنها می‌خواهند یک آپارتمان جدید بخرند.ânhâ mikhâhand yek âpârtemân-e jadid bekharand.
Do you want to study in this university?	آیا تو می‌خواهی در این دانشگاه درس بخوانی؟âyâ to mikhâhi dar in dâneshgâh dars bekhâni?
to swim	شنا کردنshenâ kardan
We want to swim with the children.	ما می‌خواهیم با بچه‌ها شنا کنیم.mâ mikhâhim bâ bacheha shenâ konim.
I do not want to marry.	من نمی‌خواهم ازدواج کنم.man nemikhâham ezdevâj konam.
I want to swim tomorrow.	من می‌خواهم فردا شنا کنم.man mikhâham fardâ shenâ konam.
Their marriage is beautiful.	ازدواجِ آن‌ها زیبا است.ezdevâj-e ânhâ zibâ ast.
He does not want marriage.	او ازدواج را نمی‌خواهد.u ezdevâj râ nemikhâhad.