چطور

Persian

Alternative forms

  • چه طور (če towr)

Etymology

From چه (če, “what”) +‎ طور (towr, “way, manner”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.t̪ʰäwɾ], [t͡ʃʰɪ.t̪ʰoːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.t̪ʰoːɾ], [t͡ʃʰɪ.t̪ʰoː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰi.t̪ʰʊːɾ], [t͡ʃʰi.t̪ʰʊː]

Readings
Classical reading? čitawr
Dari reading? čitawr, čitōr
Iranian reading? četowr
Tajik reading? čitavr

Adverb

Dari چطور
Iranian Persian
Tajik чӣ тавр

چطور • (četowr)

  1. how
  2. how about, what about
    از اون خوشم نمی‌آد.
    این یکی چطور؟
    az un xošam nemi-âd.
    in yeki četowr?
    I don't like that one
    What about this one?

Inflection

Predicative forms of چطور (četowr)
singular plural
1st person
(“I am, we are”) 		چطورم (četowram) چطوریم (četowrim)
2nd person
(“you are”) 		چطوری (četowri) چطورید، چطورین△ (četowrid, četowrin△)
3rd person
(“he/she/it is, they are”) 		چطور است، چطوره△ (četowr ast, četowre△) چطورند، چطورن△ (četowrand, četowran△)

△ Colloquial.

Synonyms

  • اینطور (intowr)
  • آنطور (ântowr), اونطور (untowr)
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