Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/karo/ ਕ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Verb Word # ਕਰੋ karo Say it**kuh-ROH, with a tapped r**Type**Verb**Shahmukhiکرو In short Karo (ਕਰੋ) means 'do' in Punjabi. It is the polite command form of the verb karna, 'to do', used with elders, strangers or a group, while the familiar form with a close friend or a child is kar. It comes from Sanskrit karóti through Prakrit karei and Old Punjabi kari. ## How it's used 1. 1ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਇਹ ਕੰਮ ਕਰੋ।Please do this work. 2. 2ਮੇਰੀ ਮਦਦ ਕਰੋ।Help me. 3. 3ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਫੋਨ ਕਰੋ।Phone him. Show 2 more examples 1. 4ਕਮਰਾ ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ।Clean the room. 2. 5ਚਿੰਤਾ ਨਾ ਕਰੋ, ਸਭ ਠੀਕ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ।Do not worry, everything will be fine. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਕਰੋ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ 'ਕਰੋ' ਜਾਂ 'ਕਰ ਦਿਓ'। ਇਹ ਕਰਨਾ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਦਾ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਰੂਪ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਸੰਸਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਕਰੋਤਿ ਤੋਂ ਆਇਆ ਹੈ। ਕਰਨਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੀ ਮੁੱਖ ਹਲਕੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਹੈ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਕਰੋ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਮ ਕਰੋ, ਗੱਲ ਕਰੋ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਵਰਗੇ ਕਈ ਵਾਕ ਬਣਦੇ ਹਨ। ਤੂੰ ਨਾਲ 'ਕਰ' ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਲਈ 'ਕਰਿਓ' ਜਾਂ 'ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਕਰੋ' ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ## What does karo mean in Punjabi? Karo (ਕਰੋ) means 'do' in Punjabi. It is the polite way of asking someone to do something, used with elders, strangers, or a group, and it comes from the verb karna, 'to do'. You will hear it in everyday requests such as 'kamm karo', do the work, and 'madad karo', help me. ## Where does karo come from? Karo comes from the verb karna (ਕਰਨਾ), 'to do', 'to make' or 'to perform'. Wiktionary traces karna to Old Punjabi kari, Prakrit karei and Sanskrit karóti, 'he does'. The stem is kar, and karo is the stem with the polite ending o added. Karna is also Punjabi's main light verb, joining nouns and adjectives to make new verbs, so karo often carries that work into a request. ## How is karo used in everyday requests? Because karna is a light verb, karo appears in hundreds of everyday phrases. 'Kamm karo' means do the work, 'gall karo' means talk, 'saaf karo' means clean, and 'phone karo' means phone someone. English words take it too: Punjabi speakers say 'clean karo' and 'check karo'. Adding ji or kirpa karke makes the request softer: 'kirpa karke kamm karo' is 'please do the work'. ## Karo, kar and kario: which form should you use? Punjabi changes the ending to show respect. With tu, the familiar 'you' for a close friend or a child, the command is the bare stem: kar, do. With tusi, the polite 'you' for elders and strangers, and for any group, it is karo. A still softer form is the jussive kario, which sounds like a gentle request, 'please do'. To ask someone not to do something, put na after the verb: 'na karo', do not do it. ## Related words [ਕਰਨਾkarnato do, to make](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/karna/)[ਕੰਮkammwork, job, task](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kamm/)[ਕਿਰਤ ਕਰੋkirat karoearn an honest living by hard work](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kirat-karo/)[ਦੱਸੋdassotell (polite command)](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dasso/) Advertisement Sources (3) 1. [Wiktionary: ਕਰਨਾ; from Old Punjabi kari, Prakrit karei, Sanskrit karóti; stem kar; imperative kar (familiar), karo (plural/formal); jussive karī̃, kario; Shahmukhi کرنا](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ਕਰਨਾ) 2. [Talkpal: How do you give commands in Punjabi? Polite commands add -ਓ to the verb root with ਤੁਸੀਂ; ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ and ਜੀ add respect; ਨਾ after the verb makes a negative command](https://talkpal.ai/culture/how-do-you-give-commands-in-punjabi/) 3. 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