सुरू करणे / सुरू होणे

Verbs Made with करणे and होणे

Level 2Sounds Like surū karaṇē / surū hōṇē

करणे takes a doer, and होणे says that it happens.

How It Works

WordWith करणेWith होणे
सुरू (started)सुरू करणे: someone starts itसुरू होणे: it begins
बंद (closed)बंद करणे: someone closes itबंद होणे: it closes
तयार (ready)तयार करणे: someone makes it readyतयार होणे: it gets ready

With करणे, the doer is there, and a third-person doer takes -ने in the past: आईने दार बंद केले. With होणे, no one is named as the doer: दार बंद झाले. होणे can also have a subject that goes through the change: मी तयार झालो (I got ready; a man is speaking).

With words like सुरू, बंद and तयार, the first word does not change. Only करणे or होणे takes the endings: दार बंद केले, दुकान बंद झाले.

The same pair works for many words: जेवण तयार केले (someone made the meal), जेवण तयार झाले (the meal is ready).

More pairs you will use: पूर्ण करणे and पूर्ण होणे (to finish), चालू करणे and चालू होणे (to switch on, to start running).

When you hear a verb you do not know, check the last word. करणे means someone does it, and होणे means it happens.

Examples (5)

  1. मी काम सुरू केले.

    I started work.

    करणे shows that I did it.

  2. सिनेमा सुरू झाला.

    The film started.

    होणे shows that it happened, with no doer named.

  3. आईने दार बंद केले.

    Mother closed the door.

    करणे takes the doer आईने.

  4. दुकान बंद झाले.

    The shop closed.

    होणे has no doer.

  5. आजीने जेवण तयार केले.

    Grandmother prepared the meal.

    तयार करणे means to make something ready.

Common Mistakes

  • Using होणे when there is a doer.

    मी काम सुरू झाले.
    मी काम सुरू केले.

    When a person does the action, the verb is करणे.

  • Using होणे after a doer with -ने.

    आईने दार बंद झाले.
    आईने दार बंद केले.

    आईने is a doer, so the verb is करणे.

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सुरू करणे / सुरू होणेLevel 2Verbs Made with करणे and होणे

Learn This First

Begin is made by joining सुरू to करणे or होणे.

Words in This Pattern

सुरूकरणेहोणे