कर्ता

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कर्तृ (kartṛ).

Pronunciation

Noun

कर्ता (kartām

  1. doer
  2. (grammar) subject
    Antonym: विधेय (vidhey)

Declension

Derived terms

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कर्तृ (kartṛ).

Pronunciation

Noun

कर्ता (kartām

  1. (grammar) subject
  2. doer
    Synonym: करणारा (karṇārā)

Declension

Declension of कर्ता (masc ā-stem)
direct
singular
कर्ता
kartā
direct
plural
कर्ते
karte
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
कर्ता
kartā
कर्ते
karte
oblique
सामान्यरूप
कर्त्या
kartyā
कर्त्यां-
kartyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
कर्त्याला
kartyālā
कर्त्यांना
kartyānnā
ergative कर्त्याने, कर्त्यानं
kartyāne, kartyāna
कर्त्यांनी
kartyānnī
instrumental कर्त्याशी
kartyāśī
कर्त्यांशी
kartyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
कर्त्यात
kartyāt
कर्त्यांत
kartyāt
vocative
संबोधन
कर्त्या
kartyā
कर्त्यांनो
kartyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of कर्ता (masc ā-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
कर्त्याचा
kartyāċā
कर्त्याचे
kartyāċe
कर्त्याची
kartyācī
कर्त्याच्या
kartyācā
कर्त्याचे, कर्त्याचं
kartyāċe, kartyāċa
कर्त्याची
kartyācī
कर्त्याच्या
kartyācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
कर्त्यांचा
kartyānċā
कर्त्यांचे
kartyānċe
कर्त्यांची
kartyāñcī
कर्त्यांच्या
kartyāncā
कर्त्यांचे, कर्त्यांचं
kartyānċe, kartyānċa
कर्त्यांची
kartyāñcī
कर्त्यांच्या
kartyāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कर्ता”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Verb

कर्ता (kartā) third-singular indicative (type P, periphrastic future, root कृ)

  1. periphrastic future of कृ (kṛ)

Conjugation

Periphrastic Future: कर्ता (kartā), कर्ता (kartā)
Active Middle
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Indicative
Third कर्ता
kartā
कर्तारौ / कर्तारा¹
kartārau / kartārā¹
कर्तारः
kartāraḥ
कर्ता
kartā
कर्तारौ
kartārau
कर्तारः
kartāraḥ
Second कर्तासि
kartāsi
कर्तास्थः
kartāsthaḥ
कर्तास्थ
kartāstha
कर्तासे
kartāse
कर्तासाथे
kartāsāthe
कर्ताध्वे
kartādhve
First कर्तास्मि
kartāsmi
कर्तास्वः
kartāsvaḥ
कर्तास्मः / कर्तास्मसि¹
kartāsmaḥ / kartāsmasi¹
कर्ताहे
kartāhe
कर्तास्वहे
kartāsvahe
कर्तास्महे
kartāsmahe
Notes
  • The middle forms of the periphrastic future rarely occur.
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

कर्ता (kartā́)

  1. nominative singular masculine/feminine of कर्तृ (kartṛ́)