چطور
Appearance
Persian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- چه طور (če towr)
Etymology
[edit]From چه (če, “what”) + طور (towr, “way, manner”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃi.tawɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰe.t̪ʰowɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰi.t̪ʰäwɾ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | čitawr |
Dari reading? | čitawr, čitōr |
Iranian reading? | četowr |
Tajik reading? | čitavr |
Adverb
[edit]Dari | چطور |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | чӣ тавр |
چطور • (četowr)
- how
- 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?
- az un xošam nemi-âd.
Inflection
[edit]singular | plural | |
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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
[edit]- چگونه (če gune)