करवाना

Hindi

Etymology

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

From the verb root कर (kar, “to do”) by adding the causative infinitive suffix -वाना (-vānā).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

करवाना • (karvānā) (Urdu spelling کروانا)

  1. (transitive) to cause to do, to make do, to get done
    करवा देना ― karvā denā ― to cause to accomplish, complete
    करवा लेना ― karvā lenā ― to cause to do (for oneself)
    करवा पाना ― karvā pānā ― to be able to make someone do, to cause for someone to accomplish something
    मुझे इन काग़ज़ों के फ़ोटो-कॉपीज़ करवाने हैं
    mujhe in kāġzõ ke foṭo-kŏpīz karvāne ha͠i
    I have to get photocopies of these documents done.
    मेरी उससे मुलाक़ात करवा दोगी क्या?
    merī usse mulāqāt karvā dogī kyā?
    Will you introduce me to him/her? (literally: Will you make me and him meet?)
  2. (transitive) an element of a compound verb: makes most (especially borrowed) adjectives and nouns into verbs
    साफ़ करवाना
    sāf karvānā
    to cause to clean
    तू उससे सफ़ाई करवा रहा है?
    tū usse safāī karvā rahā hai?
    Are you making him clean?

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