Nominal Forms
بن واژه
کشتن
Participles
| Past | کشته |
| Present | کشنده; کارنده |
Nominal Forms
Infinitive
kuštán; kištán
Stems
| Past | kušt; kišt |
| Present | kuš; kār |
Participles
| Past | kuštá; kištá |
| Present | kušindá; kārindá |
Indicative
گذشته ساده
| 1st sing. | کشتم |
| 2nd sing. | کشتی |
| 3rd sing. | کشت |
| 1st plur. | کشتیم |
| 2nd plur. | کشتید |
| 3rd plur. | کشتند |
حال ساده
| 1st sing. | کشم; کارم |
| 2nd sing. | کشی; کاری |
| 3rd sing. | کشد; کارد |
| 1st plur. | کشیم; کاریم |
| 2nd plur. | کشید; کارید |
| 3rd plur. | کشند; کارند |
گذشته استمراری
| 1st sing. | می‌کشتم |
| 2nd sing. | می‌کشتی |
| 3rd sing. | می‌کشت |
| 1st plur. | می‌کشتیم |
| 2nd plur. | می‌کشتید |
| 3rd plur. | می‌کشتند |
حال استمراری
| 1st sing. | می‌کشم; می‌کارم |
| 2nd sing. | می‌کشی; می‌کاری |
| 3rd sing. | می‌کشد; می‌کارد |
| 1st plur. | می‌کشیم; می‌کاریم |
| 2nd plur. | می‌کشید; می‌کارید |
| 3rd plur. | می‌کشند; می‌کارند |
گذشته مستمر
| 1st sing. | در حال کشتن بودم |
| 2nd sing. | در حال کشتن بودی |
| 3rd sing. | در حال کشتن بود |
| 1st plur. | در حال کشتن بودیم |
| 2nd plur. | در حال کشتن بودید |
| 3rd plur. | در حال کشتن بودند |
حال مستمر
| 1st sing. | در حال کشتن استم |
| 2nd sing. | در حال کشتن استی |
| 3rd sing. | در حال کشتن است |
| 1st plur. | در حال کشتن استیم |
| 2nd plur. | در حال کشتن استید |
| 3rd plur. | در حال کشتن استند |
حال کامل
| 1st sing. | کشته‌ام |
| 2nd sing. | کشته‌ای |
| 3rd sing. | کشته‌است |
| 1st plur. | کشته‌ایم |
| 2nd plur. | کشته‌اید |
| 3rd plur. | کشته‌اند |
گذشته کامل
| 1st sing. | کشته بودم |
| 2nd sing. | کشته بودی |
| 3rd sing. | کشته بود |
| 1st plur. | کشته بودیم |
| 2nd plur. | کشته بودید |
| 3rd plur. | کشته بودند |
آینده
| 1st sing. | خواهم کشت |
| 2nd sing. | خواهی کشت |
| 3rd sing. | خواهد کشت |
| 1st plur. | خواهیم کشت |
| 2nd plur. | خواهید کشت |
| 3rd plur. | خواهند کشت |
Indicative
Past
| 1st sing. | kuštam; kištam |
| 2nd sing. | kuštī; kištī |
| 3rd sing. | kušt; kišt |
| 1st plur. | kuštēm; kištēm |
| 2nd plur. | kuštēd; kištēd |
| 3rd plur. | kuštand; kištand |
Aorist
| 1st sing. | kušam; kāram |
| 2nd sing. | kušī; kārī |
| 3rd sing. | kušad; kārad |
| 1st plur. | kušēm; kārēm |
| 2nd plur. | kušēd; kārēd |
| 3rd plur. | kušand; kārand |
Past Imperfect
| 1st sing. | mḗ-kuštam; mḗ-kištam |
| 2nd sing. | mḗ-kuštī; mḗ-kištī |
| 3rd sing. | mḗ-kušt; mḗ-kišt |
| 1st plur. | mḗ-kuštēm; mḗ-kištēm |
| 2nd plur. | mḗ-kuštēd; mḗ-kištēd |
| 3rd plur. | mḗ-kuštand; mḗ-kištand |
Present Imperfect
| 1st sing. | mḗ-kušam; mḗ-kāram |
| 2nd sing. | mḗ-kušī; mḗ-kārī |
| 3rd sing. | mḗ-kušad; mḗ-kārad |
| 1st plur. | mḗ-kušēm; mḗ-kārēm |
| 2nd plur. | mḗ-kušēd; mḗ-kārēd |
| 3rd plur. | mḗ-kušand; mḗ-kārand |
Past Progressive
| 1st sing. | dar hāl-i kuštan būdam; dar hāl-i kištan būdam |
| 2nd sing. | dar hāl-i kuštan būdī; dar hāl-i kištan būdī |
| 3rd sing. | dar hāl-i kuštan būd; dar hāl-i kištan būd |
| 1st plur. | dar hāl-i kuštan būdēm; dar hāl-i kištan būdēm |
| 2nd plur. | dar hāl-i kuštan būdēd; dar hāl-i kištan būdēd |
| 3rd plur. | dar hāl-i kuštan būdand; dar hāl-i kištan būdand |
Present Progressive
| 1st sing. | dar hāl-i kuštan astam; dar hāl-i kištan astam |
| 2nd sing. | dar hāl-i kuštan astī; dar hāl-i kištan astī |
| 3rd sing. | dar hāl-i kuštan ast; dar hāl-i kištan ast |
| 1st plur. | dar hāl-i kuštan astēm; dar hāl-i kištan astēm |
| 2nd plur. | dar hāl-i kuštan astēd; dar hāl-i kištan astēd |
| 3rd plur. | dar hāl-i kuštan astand; dar hāl-i kištan astand |
Present Perfect
| 1st sing. | kuštá-am; kištá-am |
| 2nd sing. | kuštá-ī; kištá-ī |
| 3rd sing. | kuštá ast; kištá ast |
| 1st plur. | kuštá-ēn; kištá-ēn |
| 2nd plur. | kuštá-ēd; kištá-ēd |
| 3rd plur. | kuštá-and; kištá-and |
Pluperfect
| 1st sing. | kuštá bū́dam; kištá bū́dam |
| 2nd sing. | kuštá bū́dī; kištá bū́dī |
| 3rd sing. | kuštá būd; kištá būd |
| 1st plur. | kuštá bū́dēm; kištá bū́dēm |
| 2nd plur. | kuštá bū́dēd; kištá bū́dēd |
| 3rd plur. | kuštá bū́dand; kištá bū́dand |
Future
| 1st sing. | xāhám kušt; xāhám kišt |
| 2nd sing. | xāhī́ kušt; xāhī́ kišt |
| 3rd sing. | xāhád kušt; xāhád kišt |
| 1st plur. | xāhḗm kušt; xāhḗm kišt |
| 2nd plur. | xāhḗd kušt; xāhḗd kišt |
| 3rd plur. | xāhánd kušt; xāhánd kišt |
Subjunctive
گذشته التزامی
| 1st sing. | کشته باشم |
| 2nd sing. | کشته باشی |
| 3rd sing. | کشته باشد |
| 1st plur. | کشته باشیم |
| 2nd plur. | کشته باشید |
| 3rd plur. | کشته باشند |
حال التزامی
| 1st sing. | بکشم; بکارم |
| 2nd sing. | بکشی; بکاری |
| 3rd sing. | بکشد; بکارد |
| 1st plur. | بکشیم; بکاریم |
| 2nd plur. | بکشید; بکارید |
| 3rd plur. | بکشند; بکارند |
Subjunctive
Past
| 1st sing. | kuštá bā́šam; kištá bā́šam |
| 2nd sing. | kuštá bā́šī; kištá bā́šī |
| 3rd sing. | kuštá bā́šad; kištá bā́šad |
| 1st plur. | kuštá bā́šēm; kištá bā́šēm |
| 2nd plur. | kuštá bā́šēd; kištá bā́šēd |
| 3rd plur. | kuštá bā́šand; kištá bā́šand |
Present
| 1st sing. | bíkušam; bíkāram |
| 2nd sing. | bíkušī; bíkārī |
| 3rd sing. | bíkušad; bíkārad |
| 1st plur. | bíkušēm; bíkārēm |
| 2nd plur. | bíkušēd; bíkārēd |
| 3rd plur. | bíkušand; bíkārand |
دستوری
| Singular | بکش; بکار |
| Plural | بکشید; بکارید |
Imperative
| Singular | bíkuš; bíkār |
| Plural | bíkušēd; bíkārēd |
Verbs conjugated like کشتن
کشتن,
Translations
kill, to put to death
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Term?] (/kuštan/), from Proto-Iranian *kawš- (“to fight, kill”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawš-, from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (“to hit, strike”) with s-extension.
Sample Sentences
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کو غلام ما مگر سرگشته شد / یا بدو گرگی رسید و کشته شد (Where is my slave? Perchance he has lost his way, or a wolf has overtaken him and he has been killed.) [c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 3180:]
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عاشقان را جنبش مژگان چشم یار کشت. (The beloved’s fluttering eyelashes have slain many a lover.) [c. 1650, Muḥammad Ṭāhir Ğanī Kašmīrī, translated by Mufti Mudasir Farooqi & Nusrat Bazaz, in The Captured Gazelle: The Poems of Ghani Kashmiri (Penguin Classics, 2013), دیوان [Divān]:]
Cognates
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