No. 224 in Persian
رفت
"Raft" (رفت) means "went" in English.
In a sentence
او به مدرسه رفت.
He went to school.
The word 'رفت' indicates a completed action of going in the past tense in this sentence.
بعد از خریدن کتابها، او به خانه رفت.
After buying the books, she went home.
The word 'رفت' is used here in past tense to convey the idea of movement to a location.
زمان به سرعت گذشت و خورشید غروب کرد.
Time went by quickly, and the sun set.
The word 'گذشت' here has a related root to 'رفت', metaphorically describing the movement or progression of time.
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