داشتن
Having Something with داشتن
For not having, write ندارم، نداری، ندارد and so on: وقت ندارم (I have no time).
How It Works
The present of داشتن has no می. The negative adds ن in front.
| Person | Have | Do not have |
|---|---|---|
| من | دارم | ندارم |
| تو | داری | نداری |
| او | دارد | ندارد |
| ما | داریم | نداریم |
| شما | دارید | ندارید |
| آنها | دارند | ندارند |
The thing you have comes first, so the verb stays last: برادر دارم (I have a brother), موتر دارم (I have a car), وقت دارم (I have time).
A question keeps the same form with ؟: قلم داری؟ The short answer repeats the verb: بلی، دارم. / نه، ندارم.
To say that something is in a place, use هست: در کوچه یک دکان هست (there is a shop in the street).
The past is داشتم، داشتی، داشت (I had, you had, he or she had).
Examples (5)
- من سه کاکا و دو ماما دارم.
I have three uncles on my father's side and two on my mother's.
دارم follows the things you have.
- مریم یک موتر نو دارد.
Maryam has a new car.
The ending ـد shows او.
- شما امروز وقت دارید؟
Do you have time today?
وقت دارید asks about free time.
- ما خانهٔ کلان نداریم.
We do not have a big house.
نداریم is the negative of داریم.
- تو قلم داری؟
Do you have a pen?
The ending ـی shows تو, and a ؟ turns it into a question.
Common Mistakes
Putting دارم before the thing you have.
من دارم دو برادر.من دو برادر دارم.In a plain statement, the thing you have comes before the verb. Say it first, then دارم.
How It Connects
Learn This First
داشتن takes the same present endings as other verbs.
Related Patterns
- هست و نیستThere Is and There Isn't
هست says that something exists in a place.
Level 1 - خوش دارم و دوست دارمSaying What You Like
خوش دارم and دوست دارم are built on دارم.
Level 2 - باشم، داشته باشمIrregular Subjunctive Forms
The subjunctive of داشتن is داشته باشم.
Level 3 - چند ساله استید؟Saying How Old You Are
Age has its own pattern with ساله.
Level 2
Words in This Pattern
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