आदर करना (aadar karnaa)

verb A compound verb built from the noun आदर (aadar, 'respect, regard') plus करना (karnaa, 'to do') -- literally 'to do respect,' i.e. 'to respect, to show respect to someone.'
Sense 1 : to respect, to show respect/deference to someone
verb, transitive The person being respected is marked with की (kii) as in किसी की आदर करना is not standard; the correct frame takes the respected person's possessive form only indirectly -- in practice speakers say किसी का आदर करना (kisii kaa aadar karnaa, 'to respect someone'), with का/की/के (kaa/kii/ke) agreeing with आदर, not with the person.
Synonyms: इज़्ज़त करना (izzat karnaa), सम्मान करना (sammaan karnaa, slightly more formal), मान देना (maan denaa, idiomatic variant)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the verb you hear in the classic moral-science-class refrain बड़ों का आदर करो (badon kaa aadar karo, 'respect your elders') -- it carries a slightly formal, almost textbook-and-values-lesson flavor compared to the more everyday इज़्ज़त करना (izzat karnaa). Parents and teachers reach for आदर when talking about respecting elders, teachers, or traditions rather than casual personal respect between friends.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for इज़्ज़त करना (izzat karnaa) instead, which is fine, but आदर करना (aadar karnaa) sits at a slightly more formal/written register and is common in moral or instructional contexts (respecting elders, teachers, traditions). 2) The object of respect takes का/की/के (kaa/kii/ke) before आदर, not को (ko) -- learners used to verb-object patterns sometimes wrongly mark the person with को.
Sample Sentences:
बड़ों का आदर करो। Respect your elders.
(badon kaa aadar karo।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
हमें अपने गुरुजनों का आदर करना चाहिए। We should respect our teachers.
(hamen apne gurujnon kaa aadar karnaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह हमेशा अपने माता-पिता का आदर करता है। He always respects his parents.
(vah hameshaa apne maataa-pitaa kaa aadar kartaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
स्कूल में बच्चों को सिखाया जाता है कि बड़ों का आदर करना चाहिए। Children are taught in school that one should respect elders.
(skool men bachchon ko sikhaayaa jaataa hai ki badon kaa aadar karnaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
उसने सभा में उपस्थित बुज़ुर्गों का आदर किया। He showed respect to the elders present at the gathering.
(usne sabhaa men upasthit buzurgon kaa aadar kiyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश वह अपने शिक्षकों का थोड़ा और आदर करता। If only he showed a little more respect to his teachers.
(kaash vah apne shikshkon kaa thodaa aur aadar kartaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम अपने बड़ों का आदर करोगे, तो वे भी तुम्हें प्यार करेंगे। If you respect your elders, they will love you too.
(agar tum apne badon kaa aadar karoge, to ve bhii tumhen pyaar karenge।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
छात्रों से अनुरोध है कि वे अतिथि वक्ता का आदर करें। Students are requested to respect the guest speaker.
(chhaatron se anurodh hai ki ve atithi vaktaa kaa aadar karen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
समारोह में सभी वरिष्ठ अतिथियों का विशेष आदर किया गया। All the senior guests were given special respect at the ceremony.
(samaaroh men sabhii varishth atithiyon kaa vishesh aadar kiyaa gayaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
एक अच्छा नागरिक कानून और परंपरा दोनों का आदर करता है। A good citizen respects both the law and tradition.
(ek achchhaa naagrik kaanoon aur parampraa donon kaa aadar kartaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Verb (irregular)
infinitive: आदर करना (aadar karnaa)
infinitive oblique: आदर करने (aadar karne)
habitual/simple (sg.m): आदर करता (aadar kartaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m): आदर करते (aadar karte)
habitual/simple (sg.f): आदर करती (aadar kartii)
habitual/simple (pl.f): आदर करतीं (aadar kartiin)
continuous (sg.m): आदर कर रहा (aadar kar rahaa)
continuous (pl.m): आदर कर रहे (aadar kar rahe)
continuous (sg.f): आदर कर रही (aadar kar rahii)
continuous (pl.f): आदर कर रहीं (aadar kar rahiin)
perfective (sg.m): आदर किया (aadar kiyaa)
perfective (pl.m): आदर किए (aadar kie)
perfective (sg.f): आदर की (aadar kii)
perfective (pl.f): आदर कीं (aadar kiin)
imperative (informal): आदर कर (aadar kar)
imperative (neutral): आदर करो (aadar karo)
imperative (formal): आदर कीजिए (aadar kiijie)
future (1sg.m): आदर करूँगा (aadar karoongaa)
future (1sg.f): आदर करूँगी (aadar karoongii)
future (1pl.m): आदर करेंगे (aadar karenge)
future (1pl.f): आदर करेंगी (aadar karengii)
future (2sg.m): आदर करेगा (aadar karegaa)
future (2sg.f): आदर करेगी (aadar karegii)
future (2pl.m): आदर करोगे (aadar karoge)
future (2pl.f): आदर करोगी (aadar karogii)
future (3sg.m): आदर करेगा (aadar karegaa)
future (3sg.f): आदर करेगी (aadar karegii)
future (3pl.m): आदर करेंगे (aadar karenge)
future (3pl.f): आदर करेंगी (aadar karengii)
subjunctive (1sg): आदर करूँ (aadar karoon)
subjunctive (1pl): आदर करें (aadar karen)
subjunctive (2sg): आदर करे (aadar kare)
subjunctive (2pl): आदर करो (aadar karo)
subjunctive (3sg): आदर करे (aadar kare)
subjunctive (3pl): आदर करें (aadar karen)