No. 2 in Persian
به
"به" in Persian means "to," "towards," or "quince" (a type of fruit), depending on context.
In a sentence
به مدرسه رفتم.
I went to school.
In this sentence, 'به' is used as a preposition to indicate direction or destination.
این پیام به من رسید.
This message reached to me.
Here, 'به' serves as a preposition indicating the recipient of the action.
به خاطر او کاری نکردم.
I didn't do anything because of him/her.
In this context, 'به' is part of the compound preposition 'به خاطر', which means 'because of' or 'on behalf of'.
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