Conjunct Verbs (N/A + کرنا/ہونا)

مرکب فعل (اسم + کرنا/ہونا)

About this concept

Noun/adjective + light verb (کرنا for volitional, ہونا for non-volitional). شروع کرنا (to start, active) vs شروع ہونا (to start, happen). Many Arabic/Persian loanwords form verbs this way.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level C1.

Examples

انتظار کرنا intizār karnāto wait (active: waiting + do)

شروع ہونا shurū' honāto begin (happen: start + become)

تعریف کرنا tārīf karnāto praise (praise + do)

حیرت ہونا hairat honāto be amazed (amazement + happen)

Prerequisite

Compound Verbs (Vector Verbs)B1

More C1 concepts

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