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گفتن

گفتن

Persian

Verb

Dari گفتن
Iranian Persian گفتن
Tajik гуфтан (guftan)

گفتن (goftan) (present stem گو (gu) or گوی (guy))

  1. to say
  2. to tell
    او به من گفت که می‌خواهد لامپ سبزی بخرد.
    U be man goft ke mi-xâhad lâmp-e sabz-i bexarad. (more literary)
    او بهم گفت که می‌خواد یه لامپ سبز بخره.
    U behem goft ke mi-xâd ye lâmp-e sabz bexare. (more colloquial)
    He told me he wants to buy a green lamp.
  3. to talk
  4. to speak

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (deferential) عرض کردن ('arz kardan)
  • فرمودن (farmudan)

Derived terms


Urdu

Etymology

From Persian گفتن (goftan).

Verb

گفتن (guftan)

  1. to say
  2. to speak
  3. to tell

Noun

گفتن (guftan) ?

  1. saying (action)
  2. speaking (action)