دانستن

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian YDOYTWN-stn' (dānistan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti.

Related to شناختن (šenâxtan, recognize), Northern Kurdish zanîn, Baluchi زانگ (zánag), English know.

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /dɔnisˈtan/

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Verb

Dari دانستن
Iranian Persian
Tajik донистан (donistan)

دانستن (dânestan), present stem دان (dân)

  1. to know (something)
  2. (uncommon, in the simple past) to come to know; to realize
    Synonym: فهمیدن (fahmidan)

Usage notes

  • In the simple past tense, it means "learned; realized; came to know"; to mean "knew", one must use the imperfect tense with می (mi). This simple past tense use is not very common, especially in colloquial language.
  • Similar to many European languages, Persian has two verbs used for knowing something and knowing someone. دانستن (dânestan) is used for having knowledge about places or things; but شناختن (šenâxtan) is used for recognizing and knowing people. Compare German kennen and wissen; French savoir and connaître; Spanish saber and conocer.

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