Actors are usually before the verb, and the verb agrees with the subject.

In basic English clauses, the actor is usually before the verb and can trigger subject-verb agreement.

Events are expressed through simple or compound verbs, often with prefixes and agreement endings.

English events are centered on verbs, often supported by auxiliaries for tense, aspect, voice, or questions.

Specific direct objects commonly take را, while many indefinite objects do not.

English usually identifies the affected target by position after the verb, with pronoun case still visible in forms like him and her.

Participants are shown by noun phrases or pronouns; no articles or grammatical gender.

English participants are usually expressed as noun phrases or pronouns, often with articles and number marking.

States use است or short copular forms; existence often uses هست or وجود دارد.

English usually requires the verb 'be' for states, locations, existence, and many descriptions.

Identity is usually X Y است; no indefinite article is required.

English identity and classification commonly use 'be', often with an article before singular count nouns.

Topics can be fronted or understood from context; the grammatical subject may be dropped.

English has topic-comment patterns, but ordinary subject-verb-object order is more common than strong topic marking.

Recipients are usually marked with به, not by case endings.

English marks recipients with double-object order or with prepositions such as to and for.

Many experiences use ordinary subjects, but liking and feelings often use special verb patterns.

English often puts the experiencer as the subject, but some patterns use objects or prepositional phrases.

Instruments are typically introduced with با or a similar prepositional phrase.

English usually expresses instruments with prepositions, especially with.

Time points and spans are usually expressed with adverbs or prepositional phrases.

English uses time adverbs and prepositions such as at, on, in, for, and since to locate events in time.

Past and non-past are marked in the verb system, with future also possible through خواستن.

English finite verbs normally show present or past tense; future is usually expressed with auxiliaries or context.