کردن و شدن

Doing and Becoming with کردن and شدن

Level 3

Many words take both verbs, so learn them in pairs.

How It Works

MeaningWith کردن (someone does it)With شدن (it happens)
openدروازه را باز کردم.دروازه باز شد.
finishکار را تمام کردم.درس تمام شد.
heatچای را گرم کردم.چای گرم شد.
breakبچه‌ها بایسکل را خراب کردند.بایسکل خراب شد.

شدن also means become: برادرم داکتر شد. (My brother became a doctor.) مریض شدم means I got sick. The person who changes is the subject, and there is no را.

Ask yourself who does it. If someone does it to something, use کردن. If the person or thing changes, use شدن. Another word that takes شدن is جور: جور شدن means to get well, as in امیدوارم زود جور شوی.

Examples (5)

  1. کار را تمام کردم.

    I finished the work.

    کردن: I did it, so the object has را.

  2. درس ما ساعت چهار بجه تمام شد.

    Our class ended at four o'clock.

    شدن: it ended by itself, with no doer.

  3. برادرم داکتر شد.

    My brother became a doctor.

    شدن with a job means became.

  4. موتر ما خراب شد.

    Our car broke down.

    شدن: the car broke down by itself.

  5. بچه‌ها بایسکل را خراب کردند.

    The children broke the bicycle.

    کردن: the children did it, so بایسکل takes را.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting را with شدن.

    دروازه را باز شد.
    دروازه باز شد.

    With شدن nobody does it, so the door is the subject and takes no را. With کردن, a specific object takes را: دروازه را باز کردم.

  • Using کردن for getting sick.

    من مریض کردم.
    من مریض شدم.

    Getting sick happens to you, so use شدن.

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کردن و شدنLevel 3Doing and Becoming with کردن and شدن

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