karani
kah-RAH-nee
How to say it
Swahilikaranikah-RAH-nee
Englishclerk, clerical worker
Frenchcommis, employé de bureau
Meaning
An office worker who keeps records, handles papers and does routine writing, such as a court clerk, a bank clerk or a census clerk.
Good to know
A person noun with the ma plural: makarani. Karani wa sensa is a census clerk; ukarani is clerical work. The spelling kerani is a variant.
Examples
- Karani wa mahakama alisoma mashtaka.The court clerk read out the charges.
- Makarani wa sensa walipita nyumba kwa nyumba.The census clerks went from house to house.
- Alifanya kazi kama karani katika benki.She worked as a clerk in a bank.
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