शुरू करना
śurū karnā
To start in Hindi is शुरू करना (śurū karnā).
The phrase शुरू करना means to begin. It is used when someone starts something (transitive).
Meaning: to begin (verb)
Which one should you use?
Use शुरू करना when a person starts something. If you want to describe something that starts on its own, use the intransitive form शुरू होना.
How does it change in a sentence?
The past tense of शुरू करना is शुरू किया when used with masculine singular subjects or transitive constructions. For the continuous present tense with masculine singular subjects, use शुरू कर रहा है.
How do you pronounce it?
śurū karnā
Did you know?
- The word करना (karnā) shares a distant prehistoric ancestor with the English word 'work' through the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷer-.
- The phrase शुरू करना is essentially a hybrid of two different linguistic worlds: the Arabic-derived शुरू and the ancient Sanskrit-derived करना.
- There is a further level of distance in the verb शुरू करवाना (śurū karvānā), used when you arrange for a third party to initiate the start.
Example sentences for Hindi are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Neha and Vikas are preparing for a meeting.
- नेहा Nehaविकास, क्या हम मीटिंग शुरू करना शुरू करें?Vikas, kya hum meeting shuru karna shuru karein?Vikas, shall we start the meeting?
- विकास Vikasहाँ, सब लोग आ गए हैं।Haan, sab log aa gaye hain.Yes, everyone has arrived.
- नेहा Nehaठीक है, मैं प्रेजेंटेशन शुरू करना चाहती हूँ।Theek hai, main presentation shuru karna chahti hoon.Okay, I want to start the presentation.
- विकास Vikasबिल्कुल, आप शुरू कीजिए।Bilkul, aap shuru kijiye.Absolutely, please start.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “start” translations and entries शुरू करना, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries करना, शुरू, शुरू करना, CC BY-SA 4.0.
