करना

See also: क़ुरान, कराना, करने, कारन, and किराना

Hindi

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From , from Sanskrit करोति (karóti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *karáwti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥náwti, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Cognate with Punjabi ਕਰਨਾ (karnā), Nepali गर्नु (garnu), Gujarati કરવું (karvũ), Marathi करणे (karṇe), and Bengali করা (kora).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kəɾ.nɑː/, [kɐɾ.näː]

Verb

करना • (karnā) (Urdu spelling کرنا)

1. (transitive) to do (to perform or execute, to commit)

   (deprecated template usage) तू क्या कर रहा है? ― tū kyā kar rahā hai? ― What are you doing?

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   कर्तव्य कर्म करना चाहिए।

   kartavya karm karnā cāhie.

   One must do the necessary work.

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   हम बनारस को तीर्थयात्रा करेंगे।

   ham banāras ko tīrthayātrā kareṅge.

   We will make a pilgrimage to Varanasi.

   (deprecated template usage) फ़र्ज़ करना ― farz karnā ― to perform one's duty

2. (transitive) to work, do work

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   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

   (deprecated template usage) गड़बड़ी करना ― gaṛabṛī karnā ― to make a mess

4. (transitive) to cause to become, to render

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   मैं हमेशा आपकी सहायता करूँगा।

   ma͠i hameśā āpkī sahāytā karūṅgā.

   I will always render help to you.

   (deprecated template usage) फ्रेंच करना ― phrẽc karnā ― to render (translate) into French

5. (transitive) to engage, involve, enlist, hire

   (deprecated template usage) टैक्सी करना ― ṭaiksī karnā ― to hire a taxi

6. (transitive) an element of a compound verb: makes most (especially borrowed) adjectives and nouns into verbs

   (deprecated template usage) मैं जंप करने समय गिर पड़ा। ― ma͠i jamp karne samay gir paṛā. ― I fell while jumping.

   (deprecated template usage) साफ़ करना ― sāf karnā ― to clean

   (deprecated template usage) ग़लती करना ― ġaltī karnā ― to make a mistake; do incorrectly

   (deprecated template usage) डांस करना ― ḍāns karnā ― to dance

   See Category:Hindi verbs formed with करना for more.

7. (transitive, auxiliary) to do habitually

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   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

Colloquially, while code-switching, English verbs are conjugated as compound verbs with करना (karnā). For example, clean is used as such:

(deprecated template usage) अपनी शर्ट को पहले क्लीन करो। ― apnī śarṭ ko pahle klīn karo. ― First clean your shirt.

References

• 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.