Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Punjabi verb set
ਕਰਨਾ (karnā)
ਕਰਾਉਣਾ (karāuṇā)

From Sanskrit करोति (karoti, to do).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kəɾ.nɑː/
  • (file)

Verb edit

ਕਰਨਾ (karnā) (ambitransitive, Shahmukhi spelling کرنا)

  1. (transitive) to do, act, perform
  2. (transitive) an element of a compound verb: makes most (especially borrowed) adjectives and nouns into verbs
    ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ
    sāf karnā
    To clean
  3. (transitive, auxiliary) to do habitually

Conjugation edit


References edit

  • ਕਰਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024