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No. 18 in Persian

کرده

"کرده" means "done" or "has done" depending on the context.

In a sentence

  • او این کار را تمام کرده است.

    He has finished this work.

    In this sentence, 'کرده' is used as a past participle to indicate a completed action in conjunction with the auxiliary verb 'است' to form the present perfect tense.

  • ما باید این مشکل را حل کرده باشیم.

    We should have solved this problem.

    Here, 'کرده' is used in conjunction with 'باشیم' to indicate having completed an action in a hypothetical, conditional, or subjective context.

  • من کار را قبلاً کرده بودم.

    I had already done the work.

    In this example, 'کرده' forms part of the past perfect tense, paired with the auxiliary 'بودم' to indicate a prior completed action at a given point in the past.

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