Kirundi
amakarabo
Word parts: ama-karabo
ah-mah-kah-RAH-boh
How to say it
Kirundiamakaraboah-mah-kah-RAH-bohsoon
Englishwash basinssoon
Frenchcuvettessoon
Meaning
basins used for washing hands, dishes, or clothes; wash basins.
Good to know
plural of ikarabo (ama- class); the singular is in the i- class.
Examples
- Amakarabo yashizwe imbere y'ijosho kugira abashitsi bakarabe.Wash basins were placed at the entrance so guests could wash their hands.
- Ese ufise amakarabo make canke menshi?Do you have few or many wash basins?
- Umukozi ntiyasize amakarabo asukuye nyuma y'ifunguro.The worker did not leave the wash basins clean after the meal.
- Tuzoogura amakarabo mashasha ku biro vy'ishure.We will buy new wash basins for the school offices.
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