خواستن

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Persian [edit]

From Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭠𐭮𐭲𐭭 (xwāstan).

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

Dari خواستن
Iranian Persian خواستن
Tajik хостан

خواستن (xâstan), present stem خواه (xâh)

  1. (auxiliary) to want (to do something)
  2. to want
  3. to intend

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Usage notes [edit]

  • (auxiliary, to want): When خواستن is used as an auxiliary verb, the main verb is conjugated in the subjunctive/conditional. That is, both verbs are conjugated for person, so the resulting sentence has a verb clause that does not exist in the natural English translation. A literal reading of می‌خواهم بروم (mi-xâham beravam) / می‌خوام برم (mi-xâm beram, I want to go) is therefore, “I want [that] I go.”