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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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    Verb

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    करना • (karnā) (Urdu spelling کرنا)

    1. to do, to perform, to execute
      अपना सारा काम समय पर कर लो।
      apnā sārā kām samay par kar lo.
      Do all your work on time.
      कर देना ― kar denā ― to accomplish/complete
      कर लेना ― kar lenā ― to do (for oneself) / to decide and do
      कर सकना ― kar saknā ― to be able to do
      कर पाना ― kar pānā ― to succeed in doing
      कर दिखाना ― kar dikhānā ― to prove (by doing)
    2. to work, to engage in a profession
      उसकी बहन क्या करती है?
      uskī bahan kyā kartī hai?
      What does his/her sister do(job/work)?
    3. to render or convert from one state to another
      जादूगर ने उस चाँदी के कटोरे को सोना कर दिया।
      jādūgar ne us cā̃dī ke kaṭore ko sonā kar diyā.
      The magician turned the silver bowl into gold.
      कलेक्टर ने उनकी योग्यता देखकर उन्हें तहसीलदार कर दिया।
      kalekṭar ne unkī yogyatā dekhkar unhẽ tahsīldār kar diyā.
      The Collector, seeing his merit, made him a Tehsildar.
      क्या आप इस दस्तावेज़ का फ्रेंच कर सकते हैं?
      kyā āp is dastāvez kā phrẽc kar sakte ha͠i?
      Can you render (translate) this document into French?
    4. to move, shift, or place
      इन सामानों को उनके कमरे में कर आओ।
      in sāmānõ ko unke kamre mẽ kar āo.
      Put (carry) these things into their room.
    5. to apply
      दीवारों पर नया रंग करना ज़रूरी है।
      dīvārõ par nayā raṅg karnā zarūrī hai.
      It is necessary to paint the walls.
    6. to extinguish a light
      अब सुबह हो गई है, दीया कर दो।
      ab subah ho gaī hai, dīyā kar do.
      It is morning now, put out the lamp.
    7. to kill or slaughter
      त्योहार के लिए उसने आज दस बकरियाँ कीं।
      tyohār ke lie usne āj das bakriyā̃ kī̃.
      He slaughtered ten goats today for the festival.
    8. to hire, to engage
      हवाइ अड्डे जाने के लिए हमें टैक्सी करनी होगी।
      havāi aḍḍe jāne ke lie hamẽ ṭaiksī karnī hogī.
      We will have to hire a taxi to go to the airport.
    9. to marry or take as a spouse
      दूसरी करना ― dūsrī karnā ― to marry a second time
    10. to engage in sexual intercourse
      वो एक लड़के के साथ करते हुए पाया गया
      vo ek laṛke ke sāth karte hue pāyā gayā
      He was found doing it with a boy.

    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.

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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, 2026.
    • 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