No. 286 in Persian
کردم
"کردم" means "I did" in English.
In a sentence
من تکالیفم را انجام کردم.
I did my homework.
Here, 'کردم' is a form of the verb 'کردن' (to do), used in the past tense indicating an action I performed.
او به من کمک کرد و من واقعاً قدردانم.
He helped me, and I am truly grateful.
In 'کرد', a related form is used to describe the action of helping. The addition of 'م' at the end in 'کردم' means 'I' performed the action.
کارهای فردا را برنامهریزی کردم.
I planned tomorrow’s tasks.
Here, 'کردم' describes the organizing act ('کردن') finalized for my tasks in the first-person past tense.
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