No. 24 in Persian

کار

"کار" in Persian means "work" or "task."

In a sentence

من از ساعت هشت صبح تا پنج عصر کار می‌کنم.
I work from 8 in the morning to 5 in the evening.
In this sentence, 'کار' means 'work' or 'job' as an activity or profession.
این ماشین کار نمی‌کند.
This machine doesn't work.
Here, 'کار' refers to functioning or operating properly in context with the machine.
این پروژه نیاز به کار بیشتری دارد.
This project requires more work.
In this sentence, 'کار' signifies effort or labor needed to complete a task or project.

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