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karakana

kah-rah-KAH-nah

How to say it

Swahilikarakanakah-rah-KAH-nah
Englishworkshop; repair garage
Frenchatelier; garage (de réparation)

Meaning

A place where machines, vehicles or tools are made, repaired or serviced, and where students learn a trade by hand.

Good to know

Plural stays karakana (n class). Karakana ya magari is a car repair garage; a place to park a car at home is gereji or banda la gari.

Examples

  • Gari letu limepelekwa karakana kwa matengenezo.Our car has been taken to the garage for repairs.
  • Wanafunzi wa ufundi hujifunza katika karakana ya chuo.Technical students learn in the college workshop.
  • Baba yake anamiliki karakana ndogo ya kutengeneza pikipiki.His father owns a small motorcycle repair workshop.

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