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karīyati
pr 3rd sg of karīyati (verb)
- is done; is practised (by)
- befalls; happens (to); lit. is done
Built from
- kar — root · do, make
The fundamental root of action; found in karoti, kamma, and karaka. Sanskrit cognate kṛ; possibly related to Latin creare 'create', though the connection is uncertain.
- ī — stem · stem-formant
Lengthened vowel that marks the stem form; carries no independent meaning but marks transition from root to finite verb.
- ya — ending · passive suffix
Forms a tolerative passive voice (karīyati 'is done, becomes done'). This middle/passive voice marker suggests the action occurs or is performed upon the subject.
- ti — ending · 3rd sg present
Standard present-tense third singular ending in Pali active and passive indicative. Marks imperfective aspect and present time.
Etymology. From √kar (to do, make), a root of uncertain origin possibly related to Sanskrit kṛ; the passive suffix -ya- forms a tolerative passive expressing that something is done or happens. The root appears in karoti (does), kamma (action, deed), and countless derivatives expressing action and causation throughout Pali.