Adverbs in Persian are used to modify the meaning and applicability of other lemmas in sentences. There are four types of adverbs in Persian, namely manner, time, place and frequency. Note that according to Persian's word order, adverbs usually precede the word, but time/place adverbs usually come at the beginning of a sentence.

Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of manner describe how an action occurs (e.g: beautifully, carefully, etc.) Examples include:

• sari' (سریع) "quickly"

  • U sari' raft (او سریع رفت) "He left quickly."

• ārām (آرام) "calmly/slowly"

  • U ba sedā-ye ārām Fārsi harf mizanad (او با صدای آرام فارسی حرف می‌زند) "He speaks Farsi with a calm voice."

Adverbs of Time

Adverbs of time display when an action occurs (e.g: today, tomorrow, etc.) Examples include:

• emruz (امروز) "today"

  • emruz be bāshgāh naraftam (امروز به باشگاه نرفتم) "Today I didn't go to the gym."

• diruz (دیروز) "yesterday"

• fardā (فردا) "tomorrow"

• hamishe (همیشه) "always"

• hanuz (هنوز) "still"

• al'ān (الان) "right now"

  • Written: al'ān nemidānam agar madrese baste ast (الان نمی‌دانم اگر مدرسه بسته است) "Right now, I don't know if the school is closed."

  • Spoken: al'ān nemidunam age madrese baste e (الان نمی‌دونم اگه مدرسه بسته ه)

Adverbs of Place

Adverbs of place display where an action occurs (e.g: here, there, etc.) Examples include:

• injā (اینجا) "here"

  • Injā nabudam. (اینجا نبودم) "I wasn't here."

• ānjā (آنجا) "there"

• bālā (بالا) "up"

• pā'in (پایین) "down"

• birun (بیرون) "outside"

  • Boro birun! (برو بیرون) "Get out!"

• dākhel (داخل) "inside"

Adverbs of Frequency

Adverbs of frequency show how often an action occurs (e.g: sometimes, never, etc.) Slight overlap with adverbs of time. Examples include:

• hamishe (همیشه) "always"

• gāhi (گاهی) "sometimes"

  • bazi (بعضی واقت ها) "sometimes" (also commonly used)

• hargez (هرگز) "never"

  • to hargez dir nemikoni (تو هرگز دیر نمیکنی) "You are never late"

    • hichvaght (هیچوقت) "never" (more common in spoken Persian)

• aghlab (اغلب) "often"

  • ziad (زیاد) "a lot" (more commonly used in spoken Persian)

• ma'mulan (معمولاً) "usually"