نفرت کرنا
nafrat karna/nəf.ɾət̪ kəɾ.nɑː/
To say hate in Urdu, use نفرت کرنا (nafrat karna), which means to hate or to detest. If unsure, use نفرت کرنا. Wiktionary also lists گھرنا کرنا (ghŕṇā karnā).
Meaning: to dislike intensely (verb)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| نفرت کرنا | nafrat karna | /nəf.ɾət̪ kəɾ.nɑː/ (Standard, Urdu) |
| گھرنا کرنا | ghŕṇā karnā | /ɡʱɾɪ.nɑː kəɾ.nɑː/ (Standard, Urdu) |
نفرت کرنا is the usual verb for strongly disliking a person or thing.
What does it mean word for word?
نفرت is the noun for hatred and کرنا means to do, so the verb literally means to do hatred.
How does it change in a sentence?
Only کرنا changes with the subject and tense, while نفرت stays the same. The person you hate is marked with سے, as in تُم سے for you.
How do you pronounce it?
It is romanized as nafrat karna, and the IPA is /nəf.ɾət̪ kəɾ.nɑː/.
Did you know?
- The word نفرت is a linguistic traveler, originating in Arabic as a term for 'fleeing' or 'departing' before entering Persian and finally Urdu.
- The verb کرنا was used in Ashokan Prakrit as 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺 ('karoti') over two thousand years ago.
- While نفرت کرنا is the standard term, Urdu uses different roots for hate depending on whether the word is of Arabic, Persian or Sanskrit origin.
Examples in context
- مَیں تُم سے نَفْرَت کَرْتا ہُوں۔I hate you.Here کَرْتا is the form a man uses when saying I hate you in the present.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hate” translations and entries نفرت کرنا, گھرنا کرنا, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries نفرت, کرنا, گھرنا, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
