هستن

Persian

Alternative forms

  • هستیدن (hastīdan / hastidan)

Etymology

هست (hast, there is/are) +‎ ـن (-an, suffix forming infinitives).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? hastan
Dari reading? hastan
Iranian reading? hastan
Tajik reading? hastan

Verb

هستن • (hastan) (present stem باش (bāš / bâš), past stem بود (būd / bud))

  1. to be
    Synonym: وجود داشتن (wujūd dāštan / vojud dâštan)
  2. (colloquial) alternative form of هستند (hastand, they are), third-person plural present of بودن

Usage notes

Used to differentiate from بودن (būdan / budan, to exist). All other forms other than present indicative are from بودن and باشیدن (bāšīdan / bâšidan, to be, to exist) (irregular, only used to derive the alternative می‌باشد). See the usage notes at بودن.

present indicative singular plural
1st person من هستم (man hastam) ما هستیم (mâ hastim)
2nd person تو هستی (to hasti) شما هستید (šomâ hastid)
3rd person او / وی / آن هست (u/vay/ân hast) ایشان / آنان / آنها هستند (išân/ânân/ânhâ hastand)

Negative:

present indicative singular plural
1st person من نیستم (man nistam) ما نیستیم (mâ nistim)
2nd person تو نيستی (to nisti) شما نیستید (šomâ nistid)
3rd person او / وی / آن نيست (u/vay/ân nist) ایشان / آنان / آنها نيستند (išân/ânân/ânhâ nistand)

Conjugation