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करना

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
करना (karnā)
कराना (karānā)
करवाना (karvānā)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀇 (karei), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺 (karoti), from Sanskrit क॒रोति॑ (karóti), from कृ॒णोति॑ (kṛṇóti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- + *-néwti. Cognate with Punjabi ਕਰਨਾ (karnā), Nepali गर्नु (garnu), Persian کردن (kardan).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kəɾ.nɑː/, [kɐɾ.näː]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -əɾnɑː, -ɑː
    • Hyphenation: कर‧ना

    Verb

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    करना (karnā) (Urdu spelling کرنا)

    1. (transitive) to do (to perform or execute, to commit)
      कर देनाkar denāto accomplish, complete
      कर लेनाkar lenāto do (for oneself), to decide and do
      कर सकनाkar saknāto be able to do
      कर पानाkar pānāto have succeeded in doing
      कर दिखानाkar dikhānāto show that it can be done, prove
      फ़र्ज़ करनाfarz karnāto perform one's duty
      तू क्या कर रहा है?tū kyā kar rahā hai?What are you doing?
      कर्तव्य कर्म करना चाहिए।
      kartavya karm karnā cāhie.
      One must do the necessary work.
      हम बनारस को तीर्थयात्रा करेंगे
      ham banāras ko tīrthayātrā kareṅge.
      We will make a pilgrimage to Varanasi.
    2. (transitive) to work, do work
      उसकी बहन क्या करती है?
      uskī bahan kyā kartī hai?
      What work does his sister do?
      Synonym: काम करना (kām karnā)
    3. (transitive) to make, create
      गड़बड़ी करनाgaṛabṛī karnāto make a mess
    4. (transitive) to cause to become, to render
      मैं हमेशा आपकी सहायता करूँगा
      ma͠i hameśā āpkī sahāytā karūṅgā.
      I will always render help to you.
      फ्रेंच करनाphrẽc karnāto render (translate) into French
    5. (transitive) to engage, involve, enlist, hire
      टैक्सी करनाṭaiksī karnāto hire a taxi
    6. (transitive) an element of a compound verb: makes most (especially borrowed) adjectives and nouns into verbs
      मैं जंप करते समय गिर पड़ा।ma͠i jamp karte samay gir paṛā.I fell while jumping.
      साफ़ करनाsāf karnāto clean
      ग़लती करनाġaltī karnāto make a mistake; do incorrectly
      डांस करनाḍāns karnāto dance
      See Category:Hindi compound verbs formed with करना for more.
    7. (transitive, auxiliary) to do habitually
      मैं रोज़ परिवार के साथ खाया करता था।
      ma͠i roz parivār ke sāth khāyā kartā thā.
      I used to eat with my family every day.

    Usage notes

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    In Hinglish, English verbs are conjugated as compound verbs with करना (karnā). For example, clean is used as such:

    अपनी क़मीज़ को पहले क्लीन करो/करें
    apnī qamīz ko pahle clean karo/karẽ.
    Clean your shirt first.

    Conjugation

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    Further reading

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    • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “करना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
    • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “करना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
    • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “करना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
    • करना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
    • Platts, John T. (1884) “करना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
    • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “करना”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House