Masculine Singular Perfective Verb + کرنا

An Established or Repeated Practice

Level 5

A fixed first form → کرنا carries the changing endings.

How It Works

In this construction, a first form such as بنایا or خریدا stays masculine singular. کرنا carries the agreement and time: بنایا کرتی تھی refers to a woman’s past practice.

Learn the established forms rather than copying every ordinary perfective. جانا uses جایا in this pattern, not its usual independent perfective گیا.

Use this as a repeated-practice construction. Do not build a modern simple perfective by changing کرنا to کیا or کی. To describe a completed stretch of repeated activity, choose another suitable construction, such as a habitual participle with رہنا.

Examples (4)

  1. مریم شام کو تصویریں بنایا کرتی تھی۔

    Maryam used to draw pictures in the evening.

    بنایا remains masculine singular despite Maryam and the feminine plural object.

  2. ہم اس دکان سے کتابیں خریدا کرتے تھے۔

    We used to buy books from that shop.

    خریدا stays fixed while کرتے تھے follows ہم.

  3. بلال جمعے کو پیدل جایا کرتا ہے۔

    Bilal has a habit of going on foot on Fridays.

    جایا is the established form used with کرنا.

  4. آپ کبھی ہمارے ہاں بھی آیا کیجیے۔

    Please come and visit us sometimes too.

    The respectful instruction invites a repeated practice rather than one specific visit.

Common Mistakes

  • Making the fixed first participle agree with a female subject.

    مریم تصویریں بنائی کرتی تھی۔
    مریم تصویریں بنایا کرتی تھی۔

    بنایا stays masculine singular in this repeated-practice construction. کرتی تھی carries feminine agreement.

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Masculine Singular Perfective Verb + کرناLevel 5An Established or Repeated Practice

Learn This First

Recognize ordinary habitual agreement before contrasting the fixed first participle. Recognize perfective shapes while learning the construction-specific جایا form.

Words in This Pattern

کرنا